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Tomato Blogging!

by Surly Dave

I proudly join the ranks of "Tomato Blogger". I met up Mayor Doug the other night and he hooked me up with some heirloom tomato seeds.

I started the seeds in jiffy pots today and look forward to sharing the fruits of my labors later this year. Along the way I will share the trials and tribulations of raising tomatos in my back yard. I'll get some photos as well.

The Varieties chosen for this task:

Eva Purple Ball
Jaune Flammé
Cherokee Purple
Azoychka
Costoluto Genovese
Isis Candy
Black From Tula
Snow White
Green Zebra

Heirloom Tomatos

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Posted on Saturday, April 8, 2006. 2 Comments 0 Trackbacks

Garden Update

by Surly Dave

Yesterday I added the following items to the starting line up:

Tomatillos
Poblano Peppers
Sweet Bell Peppers (Red, Green, White, and Orange)
Hungarian Wax Peppers
Minnesota Midget Melons
Asian Egg Plant
Pumpkins

Now to wait patiently. Watching, watching, ever vigilant.

Nothing yet...

Still nothing...

Gardening

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Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006. 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks

Garden Update 4/11

by Surly Dave

Nothing yet. Added some water to the jiffy pots.

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Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks

Garden Update 4/13

by Surly Dave

Everything is up except the peppers!

I took a peak this morning and the pumpkins where up, but this afternoon it looked like a jungle in the seed bed. Looking good, looking good.

I've been spending a little time with graph paper plotting out my garden space. I don't want to use the whole back yard because I'm also in the business of raising a child, but I have to make every square inch count. Seeing that I only have one child, I think I'll take down one of the swings on her swing set and replace it with some sort of hanging plant.

Hhhmmm...Does she really need the slide?

Heirloom Tomatos,Gardening

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Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006. 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks

Tomato Blogging

by Surly Dave

Sadness. Despair. General unhappiness abounds in regards to my tomato plants.

***sigh***

They all came up so well. All of my beloved tomatoes. They climbed to about four inches tall, then keeled over, listless.

I've tried everything I can think of, but they just lie there.

The peppers are doing good.

The melons and pumpkins: Great!

But the tomatoes...

Right now they are on life support. The geranium lid is closed up, and right now they are basking in the healing glow of the sun. As long as there is green, there is hope.

Courage.

Heirloom Tomatoes, Gardening

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Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006. 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks

The end of Tomato Blogging

by Surly Dave

The "healing glow of the sun" has betrayed me. Not only have my tomato plants bit the dust, but my peppers and such just got steamed out. The green house effect wiped them out. This spells doom for us all. Could it be that Al Gore was right?

Pray for us all.

Heirloom Tomatoes

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Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006. 3 Comments 0 Trackbacks

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