Category Archives: garden

2.6.12 Witch hazel

Posted on February 6, 2012 by diary of a tomato

It’s the first week in February, and the witch hazel next to the library is flowering. Witch hazel is usually the first to bloom, but it does seem earlier than usual.

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11.29.12 Pomodorini update

Posted on January 31, 2012 by diary of a tomato

We have five small bunches of pomodorini, or hanging tomatoes, remaining in basement storage. Two of them are made up of Aprile tomatoes and three of Ponderosas, all harvested on September 16th. Pomodorini should be stored at their peak, however, … Continue reading →

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1.26.12 Winter harvest

Posted on January 29, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Temperatures have been bouncing between below freezing and, at times, almost 50°F. With a January thaw upon us, we checked the covered beds in hopes of having something to harvest. These were the last two tatsoi, one clearly too far … Continue reading →

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1.21.12 Snow day

Posted on January 21, 2012 by diary of a tomato

“What are you doing?” “I’m doing a snow dance to make it snow.” “Oh. Looks like it’s working.”

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1.8.12 Seed notes

Posted on January 9, 2012 by diary of a tomato

My shelf is bulging with seed catalogs and all I can see ahead is abundance. — Russell Libby, “Spring” We harvested the last of the celeriac and watermelon radishes during a run of days last week, when temperatures never ventured above … Continue reading →

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12.22.11 Seaweed mulch

Posted on December 29, 2011 by diary of a tomato

One last push to clean out the raised beds and lay down a cover of seaweed mulch, conveniently delivered to our backyard by Mother Nature.

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12.11.11 Mid-December Harvest

Posted on December 14, 2011 by diary of a tomato

Left to right: watermelon radishes, leeks, celeriac, chard, and kales; not pictured: mesclun and cutting celery.  With the raised beds covered snugly with mini hoophouses, it’s easy to get lulled into believing the garden would continue far into winter. However, … Continue reading →

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