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Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!!!The Yellow Taxis have continued to bless us with their presence in the garden...which I am grateful for since not many of our other varieties are near ready for harvest!  We've harvested about a pound a day of these babies!We also harvested our second (yes, their growth is slow this year!) squash and a few handfuls of beans.In…
August 22, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!!!We're starting to see a little more color in our harvests, though not as much as I'd like!  Turns out that one of the mystery tomatoes that was transplanted and not labelled is another Yellow Taxi!!!  Ah well!  A tomato is a tomato and I am grateful for the taste of it regardless of its color!Our biggest single…
August 15, 2011
See-Through Tomatoes?!?

See-Through Tomatoes?!?

We have yet another garden mystery...What on earth causes tomatoes to have almost see-through skin???The skin itself feels super soft and I can actually feel the seeds underneath the skin!Every other tomato on this plant look perfectly normal.  It's just these two.  WEIRD!!!Ideas???
August 10, 2011
Harvest Monday!!!

Harvest Monday!!!

This weeks harvest is both exciting (the first Roma tomato) and redundant (tomatoes galore).We've continued to enjoy an abundance of Yellow Taxis, a few cherry toms here and there, several Romas, a sprig of mint (as a gift for Brother & Brother's girlfriend Eliza) and a very few snap peas (although I am grateful they are even still producing).Harvest Totals:Tomatoes…
August 8, 2011
Indeterminate vs. Determinate

Indeterminate vs. Determinate

This week I learned the difference between Determinate and Indeterminate tomatoes.  I really wish I had this knowledge before we planted all those tomatoes, but I guess now I'll have the information forever.Here's what I learned:Indeterminate tomatoes ~are vining tomatoes and take up lots of space~need lots of support~have fruit that matures at different ratesExamples include:Italian HeirloomBrandywineEarly girlYellow PearDeterminate tomatoes~are bushy…
August 6, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

The sweet corn in the back yard seems to be confused...it's not even 3 feet tall, but it's starting to try to produce corn...weird!The German Butterball Potatoes  are getting ready to flower!The Butternut Squash is getting some color texture!Bush Beans, Pole Beans and Snap PeasMystery tomatoes coming along.  I transplanted this guy and forgot to write down what he was!!!…
August 3, 2011