Archive for February, 2010

Thinking About Herbs

Feb 16th, 2010 by Erika | 2

Was it just a week ago I mentioned that I was going to buy established herb plants this year instead of starting them myself? I’m seriously missing my herbs! This past weekend I had some rare time all to myself to peruse the seed racks at my favorite garden center.  I took my time- I [...]

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When Choosing Tomatoes…

Feb 12th, 2010 by Erika | 0

The first year I cracked open my Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog, my chin literally dropped.  As I leafed page after page and saw heirloom tomato after heirloom tomato, I was instantly smitten.  I wanted one of each.  There are literally hundreds of varieties from all over the world!  It can be so easy to [...]

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Sungold Update

Feb 11th, 2010 by Erika | 4

My tomato plants are doing very well.  They started out terribly slow.  After the sprouts emerged, it seemed to take forever for real leaves to appear.  It occurred to me that a lack of heat may be the cause for this, so I took my sprouts and put them in an empty cheese-ball barrel, which [...]

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