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16 Feb

Tomato Tunnel Trellis

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What a great year 2017 was for Tomatoes The weather was perfect for tomatoes last year.

07 Apr

The 2016 season is well underway With good help from Ron and Adrian the garden planting is 1/4 done. The smallest section of the garden, adjoining the perennial section of herbs, blackberries and asparagus is mostly planted.

03 Dec

Alabama Red Okra

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We have found a most excellent variety of heirloom okra. This variety is called Alabama Red. The pods are as big around as a 50 cent piece and still very tender. 4 or 5 pods makes a very generous serving.

22 Jun

Sweet corn is 6 feet tall

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This year we have grown more corn owing to last season’s very nice crop. If anything, do what you do best.

23 Apr

Strawberries are blooming

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The strawberries we planted two winters ago (they were the first planting in this garden) are looking great.

21 Sep

The last load of boxes

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This season was a very good garden season. Seemed like the garden has been gushing boxes of veggies and melons. Boxes after boxes shipped twice a week. The garden gave it up. Now she and I need a rest. Adrian too, bless him. The okra wants to work more. Each plant 7 feet tall after blooming over and over. Boxes and boxes of okra. But I think it is time to give it up this season. Clean and oil the tools. Compost the too tall okra. Pull down the beans and reclaim the trellis. Call it a day.

11 Aug

Fall plantings doing very well

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Pole beans have been planted where the sweet peas had grown. The peas did pretty well on the plastic trellis material. The beans and cucumbers are too.