Frost

I woke up at 5:30 this morning and looked out the window…only to see a light white coating of frost on the grass. Of course. Just when it was starting to look...
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Tomato Season!

Today’s Pick: After months of waiting, the tomatoes are finally ripening! Our small purple eggplants are still producing like crazy, and we are now getting large purple eggplants as well. The zucchini...
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Green Tomatoes

My tomato spirals are holding up very well! They get a bit skinny at the top, so you can’t pull the entire vine through. I’ve tied a few heavy branches to the...
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Tomato Spirals

We received these tomato spirals for our wedding: They are basically curled plastic, which you attach to the top of a sturdy stake. As the vines grow, they use the plastic for...
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Growing Season

Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant… Corn and Bean seeds are all neatly tucked in. I even picked up some virginia peanuts at 101 Market on a whim…I’ll post more about those later. We’ve never...
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Tomato Season

In Minnesota, the tomatoes don’t really start to ripen until late July. This year, we had a lot of rain in July and I think that made the fruits take even longer...
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Eggplant loves heat

Today’s pick: Our eggplants are loaded with beautiful white and purple fruits. The white eggplant is a variety from Monticello – apparently one that Jefferson grew, and has been passed down through...
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Tomatoes

A week of rain followed by 100ยบ heat makes me forget what state I live in! But it does wonderful things for tomatoes in Minnesota. The tomatoes tripled in size in a...
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