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Tag Archives: AAS Winners
Planning the 2023 Garden
It’s a bit hard for me to believe, but 2023 will be the 40th year I have been gardening. That’s not counting early attempts at growing things when I was a teenager and still living with my parents. Not too … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged AAS Winners, heirlooms, peppers, pole beans, spinach, tomatoes
4 Comments
Harvest Monday August 1, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Last week we got lots of rain- over three inches worth, and it now seems we have gone from too dry to overly wet conditions. The … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged AAS Winners, Centercut, eggplant, focaccia, Korean squash, sourdough, tomatoes
5 Comments
2022 All-America Selections Winners
The lineup of 2022 AAS Winners has been announced, and in the edibles category it includes five national winners and three regional winners. For those who might not be familiar with it, All-America Selections (AAS) is an independent, non-profit organization … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged #AASWinners, AAS Winners, eggplant, lettuce, peppers, petunias, tomatoes, watermelons
9 Comments
Finally, Some Planting
The wetter and colder than normal spring weather has kept me from getting much planting done this year. Things are running at least two weeks behind normal, and the 22 inches of rain we have received so far in 2018 … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged AAS Winners, brassicas, broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, tomatoes
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Harvest Monday September 25, 2017
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Three weeks ago Mary (Mary’s Veggie Garden) was digging her Purple sweet potatoes and got a nice haul of them. Since my Purple plants had been in the ground … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged AAS Winners, Ace, eggplant, pac choi, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, tromboncino, winter squash
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