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Tag Archives: tomatoes
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 September 15, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. I managed to find a few more tomatoes last week to go along with the peppers and eggplant that are still producing well. The Cornito … Continue reading
Harvest Monday September 8, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. We got some much needed rain last week, breaking our drought that had lasted for seven weeks. We got 1.5″ in total, and that should … Continue reading
Harvest Monday September 1, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. The harvests are still looking summer-like here, and things are hanging in there despite the fact it has been about six weeks since we had … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bread, buns, eggplant, hot peppers, hot sauce, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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Harvest Monday August 25, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. The weather has cooled off to more seasonable temperatures, but we arestill lacking any rain. It has been over a month now since we’ve had … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged eggplant, focaccia, herbs, hot peppers, hot sauce, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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