From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Why My Tomatoes Are Blight Resistant

August 31, 2009

in Manhattan

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Looking at my cherry tomato plants, they seem to be blight resistant. I have my thoughts as to why.

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Mariann Started a Vegetable Garden How About You?

August 28, 2009

in Readers Gardens

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I received an email from a reader this week, Mariann from Arizona. She’s planted some herbs and vegetables for the first time.

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Stop Reading About Growing a Vegetable Garden and Start Growing One

August 26, 2009

in Brooklyn,Manhattan,Self Watering Containers

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My old roommate told me to read some books on gardening and stop with all the experimentation. If I would’ve done that, I would’ve gotten overwhelmed with the info, got frustrated and gave up. I’m sure that’s happened to some of you.

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Cherry Tomato Does Not Mean Small Plant

August 24, 2009

When I was planning my fire escape garden I planted cherry tomatoes thinking the plant would be small and perfect for the small space…not so much.

No Posts for the Week of August 16

August 16, 2009

I won’t be posting this week because I’m going to be working on redoing the site to be more user friendly. I’ll resume back to regular posting next week.