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Harvest 8/1/2018

Aiden helped me pick tomatoes, peppers, and a few okra.  The okra are just starting to produce.  We found hornworms on the tomatoes, so we need to check those daily.  I cut the tomato plants way back because they were so overgrown and intertwined.  When planted as close as they are, you are supposed to keep the suckers cut, which I have failed to do.  I had some carrots that should have been harvested months ago.  They were not too tasty.

Garden Update 5/12/2018

Most everything I have planted is doing great.  The snap peas are loaded and ready to harvest.  Onions are getting big.  I have some peppers and tomatoes on the vine.

The blackberry bushes I planted a few years ago are loaded with berries.  All my new blackberry transplants are alive and doing well.  Continue reading

Tomatoes and Peppers – March 30 2018

The local Ace hardware store was selling plants for $2 each.  They are a little smaller than what I’ve seen at the big box stores, but half the price.  I picked up 3 tomatoes and 4 peppers and planted them.

The snap peas, carrots, turnips, radish, beets, and lettuce have all sprouted now too. Continue reading