Category Archives: fall/winter crops

Gathering In Tomatoes

Print PDF What To Do With The Bounty Though fall is coming in slowly, with luxuriously warm, sunny days, the nights are getting colder. This morning, the temperature was in the 30′s for the first time this month, and I … Continue reading

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Probiotics For Your Garden

Print PDF Locally Made Products Nurture Plant Life When we moved into our current home, we spent most of the first year just pulling ivy. Eventually an enormous mass of ivy vines covered our old pickleball court end to end, … Continue reading

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Restocking The Kitchen Garden

Print PDF Renewing The Vegetable Garden In Fall Though the days are lovely and warm, night temperatures are dropping once again. As summer fades, the garden soil is still warm enough to make a lovely nursery bed for young vegetables. … Continue reading

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Beware The Killer Corn

Print PDF New Crops Present New Dangers This year as you shop for corn seed or starts, pay close attention to the packaging. A number of seed companies are promoting the same Roundup Ready corn seed for home growers as … Continue reading

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