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Frosted sungold tomato (Nov. 11, 2007) Whenever two gardeners chat these days, one almost always asks the question, “Have you had…

Tomato Patch: Last pickings

The end is near The diseased leaves and vines of Tomato Patch 2011 told me it was time to pick the last of this year’s tomatoes a…

Tomato Patch: Beginning of an early end?

Tomato Patch 2011: An early end? Sometimes the Tomato Patch gets too much of a good thing—rain. Early in the season I searched th…

Tomato Patch: Is it "mealy, mushy" time?

Celebrity tomatoes (and a stink bug) when the temperature was under 50 this morning The thermometer got me to thinking this morni…

Fall Container Gardening

Container gardening is possible well into the fall. I tried it for the first time this year with good results. In early September…

Seasons end, but not quite

At mid November, after several frosts, the life of our garden is fading out. Deep green plants that were prolific a few weeks ago…

Changing of the guard at the Governor's Mansion

No, I'm not talking about the troopers on the security detail. I'm referring to the vegetable garden. There was no fanfar…