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Tag Archives: cucumbers
Looking Back On 2025 – By The Month
Today I thought I would recap some of what I did in 2025, in a month by month format. It was a busy year, with a lot happening both in the garden and outside it. My wife and I spent … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged asparagus, bird feeders, blackberries, bluebirds, collards, cucumbers, daffodils, eggplant, hot peppers, lettuce, raspberries
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Stars of the Garden 2025 – Part 2
I hope you enjoyed reading the first part of my annual garden review, and I’m back again today with the second part. I’d like to start with tomatoes, which are a favorite crop of mine and with many other gardeners … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged cucumbers, eggplant, hot peppers, hot sauce, sweet peppers, sweet poatoes, tomatoes
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Harvest Monday August 18, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. It’s still hot and dry here, but the garden continues to keep us supplied with goodies for eating. Last week I got what will be … Continue reading
Harvest Monday August 11, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. The weather has been relentlessly hot and dry here lately, and the vegetables are suffering as a result. I did manage to bring in a … Continue reading
Harvest Monday July 21, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. The weather has been hot and miserable here, and then it started raining pretty much every day. We got just under six inches alone last … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bluebirds, cucumbers, eggplant, hibiscus, jalepenos, lettuce, scallions, tromboncino
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