Category Archives: garden

9.10.12 When summer overlaps winter

Posted on September 10, 2012 by diary of a tomato

On seeing the winter squash vines starting to die back, one senses the inevitable change in season. Of the two types of winter squash we planted this year, we’d had high hopes for the Sibley but it failed to thrive. The … Continue reading →

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9.9.12 Dear reader

Posted on September 9, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Diary of a Tomato. Sometime last week we passed 200 posts, an accomplishment we never would have foreseen or thought possible when we began. Many thanks to you, dear reader, for accompanying us along the … Continue reading →

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9.3.12 Summer’s end

Posted on September 3, 2012 by diary of a tomato

The rosa rugosa hedges are now laden with rose hips, their detritus scattered throughout the garden, left behind by those putting away seeds for the winter. Still harvesting: Tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash, eggplant, filet beans, kale, chard, lettuces, arugula, radishes. Last … Continue reading →

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8.27.12 Pomodorini appesi / hanging tomatoes

Posted on August 27, 2012 by diary of a tomato

The Italian hanging tomato plants are loaded with fruit, but still need to ripen before we can harvest and store them for winter. It’s again the time of tropical storms and Late Blight, and we’re now in a race against time. The season’s … Continue reading →

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8.22.12 Garlic mites

Posted on August 22, 2012 by diary of a tomato

After several weeks, the remainder of the garlic harvest was ready to be trimmed for storage. On closer inspection, we were disappointed to find some damage from garlic mites, also known as dry bulb mites, on individual cloves. This is a … Continue reading →

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8.20.12 Summer in a jar

Posted on August 20, 2012 by diary of a tomato

These jars are like a timeline of summer’s harvests. Ever since reading about Daphne’s refrigerator pickles, our refrigerator has been slowly filling up with them, added to as the season progresses. Left to right: baby carrots, Cincinnati Market radishes, and … Continue reading →

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8.13.12 Trimming garlic

Posted on August 13, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Of the three varieties of garlic we harvested, the Phillips was the first to dry and be ready for trimming. We broke a bulb apart to check for any signs of disease, and found clean, unblemished cloves within. Once the stems, … Continue reading →

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