experiment

7 Mar
2013
organic sweet potato in plastic

E-books and experiments

It’s been almost a year since I wrote what’s become the most popular post on this blog: Grow Your Own Sweet Potatoes. This one post has been shared on Pinterest more than 86,000 times. I guess I’m not the only sweet-potato-lovin’ gardener out there. In honor of that anniversary — ...

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15 Jul
2012
blush tomato

At first blush (tomato)

It looks like I am just about ready to harvest my first ‘Blush’ tomato of the year. Isn’t it pretty? If you’re unfamiliar with this variety, there’s good reason for that. It’s only been around for a couple years, and is offered by just a tiny handful of seed companies. ...

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10 Jul
2012
sweet potato flowers add to the ornamental quality of this lovely edible

Monday morning garden stroll #10

Yeah, yeah, yeah… It’s Tuesday. Rather than focusing on the lateness of this garden stroll, let’s focus on this: It’s Tuesday, and the heat wave is gone! So long 100°F temperatures, and hello 80°F temperatures. It’s amazing how, well, amazing 80°F can feel after 11 days of temperatures in the 90s ...

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