That Better Boy shriveled up and was looking even worse today, so I picked off the 5 green tomatoes it…
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Blackberry mystery
I keep reading that blackberries don’t produce fruit on their floricanes (second season growth) and so you should cut all…
Houston, we have a problem
Well, today is the first day I know I can’t possibly use up all the ripe tomatoes I have. Almost…
My Brandywines bring all the boys to the yard
What is with the Brandywines??? For real, little critters! What is the deal? You creep into my garden, ignore the…
Cooking the harvest
Many of the tomatoes that I pulled to keep away from the groundhog have ripened, and so I decided I…
How much pruning is too much?
I did some more watching of Craig LeHoullier, and I kept reading that he gets rid of all damaged leaves…
Groundhog? What the flip!
Curses! A groundhog has eaten 5 tomatoes in just 36 hours: 2 Romas and 3 Brandywines. It’s time for drastic…
This day five years ago
Five years ago I grew my own tomatoes from seeds and grew a couple of unusual heirlooms that I got…
Thinning
The thing I hate most about gardening is thinning. I always want to keep all the plants alive — if…
A big harvest!
I admit I’ve been avoiding the garden a little bit out of guilt for burning the plants last week. I’ve…