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The Great Tomato Race!

The Great Tomato Race!

Rain or shine, our gardens are now heading into the home stretch with tomatoes leading the way!  Tomatoes are actually sub-tropical plants and don’t know that winter is coming so they are still growing and producing as though they have many months ahead.  We know better and there are several things we can do right now to get the most out of what’s left of this year’s growing season for tomatoes and our other gardening investments.  Despite the calendar and…

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July Garden Care

July Garden Care

Gardens are in their peak growth phase and things are getting big fast.  So are the weeds, bugs, and slugs.  If you have already side-dressed with compost to feed and mulched to cover the soil you can now think about more specific tasks.  It’s a great time to be gardening and may seem a challenge just to keep up.  Let’s try to focus on a few priority things to do in early July so the garden does well without overwhelming…

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