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Gardening Resolutions 2020
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Happy New Year! At the beginning of January we typically think through what we plan to do better in the coming twelve months in all aspects of our lives, whether that’s reading more books or committing to a fitness program…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Erica, Climate Change, Fruits, Garden Planning, gifts, herbs, organizing
Halloween vegetable stories and a squash update
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Hope everyone enjoyed a spooky, stormy Halloween. Above is the oversized turnip that my mom carved a few years ago in accordance with the pre-pumpkin British Isles tradition. You can read about carving turnips in this Atlas Obscura story. I have…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Erica, Halloween, Kale, mosaic virus, Turnips, zucchini
The green tomato dilemma; or, will this fruit get any riper?
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I was reminded on social media this morning of an article published back in June by John Porter on the Garden Professors blog. It’s about which fruits (some of which are vegetables in a culinary sense) continue to ripen after…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Erica, Fall Gardening, kiwis, ripening, Tomatoes
Have Your Garden and Travel Too!
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I’m going on a trip next week! It’s a big trip; I’m very excited. Lots of new experiences, wonderful things to see, delicious things to eat, relaxation and exploration. I feel very lucky. And let me just add: it was…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Erica, Seed starting, travel
Resisting Mosaic Viruses in Cucurbits
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I grow most of my vegetables in a community garden plot: sunny, cheerful, with soil I’ve been improving with free compost for years now. It’s a good situation, but while community gardeners can share labor, tools, plants and seeds, they…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Erica, community garden, Cucumbers, cucurbits, mosaic virus, Squash
How to Choose a Seed Catalog
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Like holiday decorations, seed catalogs seem to arrive earlier every year. They bring a bit of color and freshness into a cold and often dreary season, and winter gives us the perfect chance to sit down and plan next year’s…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening, Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Erica, Seed Catalogs, seeds
Indoor cucumbers, and wild cucumber relatives
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This month’s post is Proud Mom Edition. Both my sons enjoy growing plants inside their apartments – all that botanical indoctrination paid off! My younger son, Patrick, has now managed to grow food in his sunny 21st-floor Chicago flat: a…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Erica, Cucumbers, indoor gardening, Mouse Melons
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