Aren’t heirlooms the little porcelain figurines your grandmother keeps in her china cabinet? What exactly is an heirloom tomato?
By Deborah Lambeth
Green Grape, Green Zebra, Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter, Red Pear, Yellow Pear, Amish Paste, Cherokee Purple, White Wonder, and Black Krim. I don’t know about you, but these names don’t exactly Continue reading »
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Growing Tomatoes Organically
Organic gardening has often been thought of as the preserve of eccentrics who refused to accept the self-evident truth that progress had transformed the ancient art of gardening. Why did they fiddle around with compost and garlic spray when modern fertilizers and insecticides were so much more efficient and easier to use?
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Upside Down tomato plant?
So I just planted my upside down tomatoes (I live in an apartment and it seemed like a good idea) and overnight they started to turn upwards. The plant isn't hanging down, it is sort of turning back up, towards the roots. Is this normal? It doesn't say in the directions. Will the tomatoes still grow? Any help would be great! =)
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Ok so 3 more posts today that I’ve dug up – I’m an information JUNKIE on this stuff lately. Give em a browse and let me know what ya reckon. They’re just from a few different sites I’ve been surfing lately that are generally good for information like this…
By Bob Petrie • Sheboygan Press staff • September 2, 2009 Walsh, a 16-year veteran of the Sheboygan police force, Continue reading »
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Hey Readers! I’ve been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below…
(Artificial vibration refers to the costly practice of hand pollinating tomatoes, the industry norm before the use of bumblebees. … Read More…
Phil Dirkx: Life, death, ignorance and tomatoes Continue reading »
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How to grow tomatoes inside?
Please tell me what to do and how to do that and all the supplies i need…
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Hey Readers! I’ve been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below…
Outdoor Learning: College Garden Offers Food for Thought
A new solar greenhouse at the site will allow students and staff to grow green vegetables, herbs and spices year around for the Grotto Dining Room, … Read More… Continue reading »
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1. Planting Methods: There are several methods for planting.
Picking any of these methods depends on the vegetable, the size of your garden, and your fondness. Three methods of planting, namely, single rows, wide rows, and hills are clarified as follows:
A) Single Rows: In this method, seeds are sown in rows or lines that are spaced equal distances apart. The distances between the rows and Continue reading »
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