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Tag Archives: growing tomatoes
The Taste and Scent of Summer
This weekend was AWESOME! I got to enjoy one of my favorite late spring/early summer activities with one of my favorite persons – Hub’s Oma. Nothing holds the taste and scent of summer more intensely as strawberries and no berry … Continue reading
The Wonder that Seven Days Wrought
The rain started at about 9 am Sunday morning and never stopped. As a gardner(-in-training), I was overjoyed; until I ran out of watering cans, buckets, and unused decorative plant pots to store water in, lol. That was when I strongly … Continue reading
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Tagged balcony gardening, Fuchsia, gardening, growing chard, growing Okra, growing radishes, growing sweet potatoes, growing tomatoes, Hibiscus, Peonies
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The Ups and Downs of August – Garden Update
August has been a pretty emotional month in the garden. First, there was lots of hot, sunny days; then, unexpectedly, the temperatures dove and to accompany the shock, the rains came and stayed for about 5 or so days. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Fall Equinox, gardening, German Gold, Green Zebra, growing sweet peppers, growing sweet potatoes, growing tomatoes, Jani, Kosovo, natural food
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Bolting spinach, Slug pubs, and Ripening tomatoes
Remember when I mentioned how it went from a wonderful spring directly into summer in only two weeks? Well my spinach certainly does and they do not approve! Turns out, spinach is not a fan of heat and will ‘bolt’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Babyleaf mixed lettuce, bolting spinach, growing tomatoes, Monnopa spinach, Romaine lettuce, slug pub
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Unglaublich (German for unbelievable)!
My garden continues to teach and amaze me. Given that its been 1°C /34°F at night and barely getting up to 12°C/54°F in the day with limited sun, hubby and I had given up on them. Well, despite losing leaves … Continue reading
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Tagged balcony gardening, basil, chives, gardening, growing tomatoes, jalapeno, oregano, rosemary, thyme, winter
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Current state (September 2011)
I’m a little worried about my garden today; things are not looking as prosperous. Recently, the temperatures have dropped drastically; seems fall is upon us. My sweet peppers have not budded since they gave up their fruit and the leaves … Continue reading
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Tagged balcony gardening, basil, chives, gardening, growing sweet peppers, growing tomatoes, jalapeno, lavender, oregano, rosemary, sweet peppers, thyme, tomato
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First tomato harvest (August 2011)
I was very excited about my first tomato harvest. It seemed to take forever for the flowers to bud and the buds to grow and ripen but here they are! They were extremely sweet which strengthened my belief in the … Continue reading
