Tomatoes
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How to Build a Vegetable Garden: Step-by-Step Guide to Grow Your Own Fresh Organic Vegetables
Healthy Vegetable Garden Beds &bull Feb 3, 2012
Would you like to learn how to build a vegetable garden? Would you like to have a constant supply of fresh organic zucchinis, tomatoes, cabbage, sweet corn, carrots, bell peppers and a lot more? Do you feel like buying organic… Full Story »
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What Do Gardeners Do in the Middle of Winter?
About.com - Organic Gardening &bull Jan 30, 2012
I enjoy looking at my stats for this site, especially to see how people made their way here. Most often, searches send people here who are looking for information about a specific crop, pest, or disease. But I see from… Full Story »
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Timing (Your Seeds) is Everything! (Seed Sowing 101)
The Home Garden &bull Jan 23, 2012
There are two ways to start seeds: ahead of time in a pot or directly in the ground. Plants that like an early start are plants like tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant. Early starting plants are generally summer plants that need to start… Full Story »
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New Year Plans and Projects
Lost Valley Gardens &bull Jan 5, 2012
With all the warm weather we have been having it doesn't really seem like winter. Hard freezes have been sparse so far this winter and with the regular rainfall we have had all, fall cool-weather plants and crops are thriving.… Full Story »
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Seeds: Bee readers share their 2011 DIY successes
Sacramento Bee - Home and Garden &bull Dec 31, 2011
And we've got some inspiration for you. Area gardeners and homeowners shared some of their 2011 accomplishments. The results of their projects big and small are enough to get us motivated for the year ahead. Sacramento radio host and lifetime… Full Story »
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2012 Garden Planning: Plants to Attract Beneficial Insects
About.com - Organic Gardening &bull Dec 30, 2011
I admit to having a bit of tunnel vision when it comes to looking at seed catalogs. I go right for the vegetable section. Herbs, flowers --- nah. All I want to see are all of those tomatoes, the possibilities… Full Story »
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I need your help with my seed choices!
Vegetable Gardener - Grow &bull Dec 28, 2011I fell in love this past summer, but it wasn't with someone tall, dark, and handsome. Instead, my lover was leggy, leafy, and green. This mystery companion was my 'Juliet' tomato plant that quickly grew from a small seedling to a mature plant. Every time I went… Full Story »
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Peace, Joy and Plants Galore
About.com - Container Gardening &bull Dec 25, 2011
Looking back on this year, I have to say that in general it was wonderful, especially if you evaluate happiness in pounds of tomatoes (which, to some extent I do). My containers thrived, my family was healthy and happy. My… Full Story »
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Indoor Seed Starting Materials List
Vegetable Gardener - Grow &bull Dec 23, 2011For those of us living in a region that has rather mild winters, the seed starting party is only 4-5 weeks away. For some it's a little farther out. But make no mistake, it's going to be here before you… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Germination
- Tomatoes
- Pumpkins
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Oh Nuts: Multi Resource Hickories
Dave's Garden &bull Dec 20, 2011
I had the good fortune to receive a few large bags of fresh shagbark hickory nuts from a dear friend (thanks Pam!). Hickory nuts are very hard and small, and not worth the effort to extract the nutmeats for some people. I adore their unique aroma and flavor, so I disagree. The best tasting varieties of hickories are the shagbark, Carya ovata; shellbark, Carya laciniosa; and mockernut, Carya alba. Other varieties can be bitter and not be worth your trouble. Hickory trees can hybridize in the wild making identification difficult, so consult a tree guide to get a better idea… Full Story »
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Frost and the Lost Garden
Garden Rant &bull Dec 17, 2011
These days, I prefer to admire the garden through a bay-window in my kitchen. I stand before the window each morning, coffee in hand, and just stare. I stare at the Labrador-Coonhound mix urinating on my Cherokee purples. I stare… Full Story »
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DIY Heat Mat Speeds Seed Starting
Vegetable Gardener - Featured &bull Dec 16, 2011While most veggies will germinate in 'room temperature' without issue, there are cases where some added warmth could benefit the process. First, plants such as peppers, eggplant and tomatoes germinate better in warmer soil (about 70 degrees F is ideal). Second, you may have a situation where… Full Story »
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Tis the Season!
Vegetable Gardener - In-the-kitchen &bull Dec 8, 2011Things have slowed down in the garden. It is cold outside. I am still harvesting greens and the garlic is up, which always makes me fell happy inside. The deer in the woods at the edge of our clearing are hunkered down. They don't huddle-I can see them very clearly because there are no green leaves out… Full Story »
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Late Harvests
Organic Gardening &bull Dec 6, 2011It appears global warming is at work in the Northeast. As of today, we still haven't had a heavy frost in southern New England. Usually we have a hard frost by the middle of November. Yesterday I harvested carrots, peanuts,… Full Story »
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2012 Catalog Preview: Flower Sprouts and Blue Tomatoes at Johnny's
About.com - Organic Gardening &bull Nov 30, 2011
Yes, garden geek that I am, I actually squealed with delight when I opened my mailbox over the weekend to find not one, but TWO shiny new 2012 garden catalogs. I looked through both of them like a kid with… Full Story »
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Using Raised Vegetable Garden Beds Could Increase Your Home Gardens Output
Healthy Vegetable Garden Beds &bull Nov 30, 2011
If you are soaring tomatoes from seed, you must maintain the packet and observe the supplier's guidelines. This will usually be anything at all at all from 6 to 8 weeks just following the seeds ended up sown. If you are heading to get seedlings that are all set to plant, make specified they are darkish, green durable… Full Story »
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Toxic Trees
Organic Gardening &bull Nov 29, 2011We like to till in leaves with manure in the fall in our veggie beds. Are there any leaves that are toxic? In our county, we have cottonwood, aspen, oak, and maple. Black walnut (Juglans nigra) and tree of heaven… Full Story »
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Gardening Quote of the Day: Beets are Deadly Serious
About.com - Organic Gardening &bull Nov 29, 2011
The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes… Full Story »
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Top Heirloom Tomatoes
Horticulture Magazine &bull Nov 28, 2011Here's a rundown of popular heirloom tomato varieties. Consider trying some in your garden in 2012. Full Story »
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- Tomatoes
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A Glass Half Full
Bumblebee Blog &bull Nov 25, 2011I wander the garden and yard looking at the carpet of wet leaves. They would be a lot more beautiful if they would just voluntarily hop right into those bags for composting. They have nearly all fallen now except the… Full Story »
