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Tag Archives: tromboncino
Harvest Monday July 28, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. It’s another week, and the heat wave still dominates the news around here. Daytime temperatures peak out in the 90-95°F range, with the heat index … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged eggplant, hibiscus, tomatoes, tromboncino, weather, woodworking
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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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November Garden Update
Today I want to share a few of the things that are growing here this November. It’s been a mild fall so far, with warmer and drier than usual conditions. We finally had our first hard freeze this morning, which … Continue reading
Harvest Monday October 7, 2024
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Harvests are definitely slow here this time of year. I got a bit more of the summer planted lettuce last week, this time one head each … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, Centercut, focaccia, hot peppers, lettuce, sweet peppers, tromboncino, winter squash
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Harvest Monday September 16, 2024
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The summer harvests are winding down here, I’m that’s not really a bad thing. I will miss tomatoes and eggplant the most, but we have had … Continue reading

