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12.5.11 Greens in December

Posted on December 8, 2011 by diary of a tomato

It was an unexpectedly sunny day with temperatures near 60 degrees, an opportunity to get out, lift the covers, and poke around the raised beds. One of the drawbacks of having created a warm, moist environment was the veritable army … Continue reading →

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11.30.11 Kale

Posted on December 5, 2011 by diary of a tomato

I’d see it on a t-shirt or on a bumper sticker, the command “Eat more kale.” It wasn’t something I grew up eating, and I’d think to myself, I’m going to have to try it, this kale. My first encounter … Continue reading →

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11.22.11 Beets, greens and fennel

Posted on November 28, 2011 by diary of a tomato

We were hoping to bring salad greens to share for Thanksgiving weekend and, with the continuing of unseasonably warm weather, our goal was easily met. Mesclun at top, and at bottom (left to right): puntarelle, fennel, cime di rapa, and … Continue reading →

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Autumnal interlude

Posted on November 23, 2011 by diary of a tomato

With Tropical Storm Irene leaving much of the garden wind- and salt-burned, we’d thought we wouldn’t get much fall color this year. As it turns out, there was still plenty just waiting to turn. For slideshow >

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11.18.11 Tatsoi

Posted on November 20, 2011 by diary of a tomato

I’d put bok choy on our list of vegetables for next season before realizing that it was already growing in the garden. Tatsoi, a Japanese variant also known as rosette bok choy, shares the same spoon-shaped leaves and edible stalks … Continue reading →

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11.8.11 Celeriac

Posted on November 14, 2011 by diary of a tomato

We can’t bear to toss out leftover seedlings once the rest of their seedling siblings are planted. These two bulbs of Brilliant celeriac were the result of plunking a couple of these extra seedlings in a spare bed.  The first … Continue reading →

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11.6.11 Thinning and storing carrots

Posted on November 10, 2011 by diary of a tomato

We planted carrots in early August for harvesting late fall into winter. The bed needed a second thinning and we ended up with mostly Napoli, a type of nantes carrot that’s reportedly one of Eliot Coleman’s top choices for over-wintering, … Continue reading →

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