by Greg Alder | Mar 29, 2024 | Vegetables |
My tomato plants are on deck, waiting to be planted, because it hasn’t warmed up to their liking yet. This last week’s nights still dipped into the 30s in my yard, we’ve got more rain this weekend, and a shift to consistently dry and warmer weather...
by Greg Alder | Aug 11, 2023 | Vegetables |
Last week I was with my cousin Paul as he bought a large heirloom tomato at a farmers market and then made breakfast with it the next morning: toast with mayonnaise, hunky slices of tomato, and salt. It looked like the right thing to do. So when I got home I picked a...
by Greg Alder | Aug 11, 2023 | Vegetables |
Last summer, many of my tomatoes were cracking near the stem and I couldn’t figure out why. Based on consulting some books and getting some advice from a farmer friend, I thought some possible causes were “inconsistent watering,” intense sunlight...
by Greg Alder | Oct 21, 2022 | Vegetables |
When I have a good tomato year and end up with more fruit than family and friends can eat, I freeze the extras. There are other ways to preserve tomatoes — drying, canning, etc. — but I choose freezing because of how fast and easy it is. Freezing tomatoes...
by Greg Alder | Sep 2, 2022 | Vegetables |
This is a short video of what I do to protect my tomatoes when the heat hits: Find shade cloth at a good nursery near you or online at Peaceful Valley (Grow Organic) or Johnny’s. All of my Yard Posts are listed HERE Learn HERE about how my Yard Posts are purely...
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