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Two Green Left Thumbs: Cracks in the Armor
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Two Green Left Thumbs. A Regular Guy's Trials, Triumphs, and Tribulations in His Backyard Garden. Friday, July 31, 2009. Cracks in the Armor. They may not be Jon and Kate or Reggie and Kim, but a good sized bunch of tomatoes are breaking up. Ironically, our problem is occurring just about everywhere except on our celebrity tomato plant. As you can see, many of the tomatoes (mostly on the heirloom plant) have large tears or cracks in their skins. What causes this problem? There are a few possibilities.
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Two Green Left Thumbs: August 2009
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Two Green Left Thumbs. A Regular Guy's Trials, Triumphs, and Tribulations in His Backyard Garden. Saturday, August 22, 2009. The August Monthly Update. It has been way too long since the last posting. The main reason: the new addition to the house. No, not a kid. But just as taxing: a puppy. Our buddy Truman is a non-stop attention grabber. This hasn't necessarily taken away from my time to tend to the garden, just to the blog. So here is a quick update on the garden. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Two Green Left Thumbs: Good Gardener, Baaaaad Blogger
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Two Green Left Thumbs. A Regular Guy's Trials, Triumphs, and Tribulations in His Backyard Garden. Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Good Gardener, Baaaaad Blogger. L-A-Z-Y.I ain't got no alibi, I'm lazy. It has been almost a year since I dusted the potting mix off my hands (figuratively speaking) and posted on the TGLT. Blog Many have asked why I didn't restart the blog this growing season; some asked if I even have a garden this year. Fear not, the Harlan Farmshare. The Cherry Tomatoes Look Real Strong This Season.
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Two Green Left Thumbs: August 2008
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Two Green Left Thumbs. A Regular Guy's Trials, Triumphs, and Tribulations in His Backyard Garden. Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Since I'm in St. Paul, MN for the next two weeks, I thought this would be a good time to fire off some recipes. What good is a vegetable garden if you don't have anything to use the harvest for? The main ingredient is of course the tomatoes. You can use a couple cans of crushed tomatoes; I'm using about 25 small fresh Roma tomaters. Roma Tomatoes, blanched. Half Onion, diced.
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Two Green Left Thumbs: July 2008
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Two Green Left Thumbs. A Regular Guy's Trials, Triumphs, and Tribulations in His Backyard Garden. Wednesday, July 30, 2008. The ABCs of the T-O-M-A-T-O. This Patio Tomato Is The Biggest We've Had This Season. Last night on The Food Network HD, Alton Brown's Good Eats show focussed on this vegetable.errrr.fruit. That's right, tomatoes are actually fruit. And to that, homegrown tomatoes are infinitely better tasting than store-bought tomatoes. Why? We've listed a couple things in previous blogs, i.e...
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Two Green Left Thumbs: May 2009
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Two Green Left Thumbs. A Regular Guy's Trials, Triumphs, and Tribulations in His Backyard Garden. Saturday, May 30, 2009. Ghosts of Gardens Past. Nature always finds a way. . I've spent countless hours and dollars cultivating the ideal environment to grow the veggies and herbs. But sometimes I ask myself if these plants REALLY need the royal treatment. Think about it, this is how nature did its thing well before there were any gardens. Tomatoes are simply seed carriers and provide a vehicle to drop t...
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Two Green Left Thumbs: September 2008
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Two Green Left Thumbs. A Regular Guy's Trials, Triumphs, and Tribulations in His Backyard Garden. Sunday, September 28, 2008. Get Me Outta Here! Needless to say, it was not easy to harvest this guy. I had to pull apart the fence further and then wiggle the cucumber out. Sunday, September 21, 2008. A Neglected Garden (and Blog). What kills a garden quickly? I figure the more I can trim and pick off, the less the plants have to worry about supporting. It had been a good month since I fed the plants, so I t...
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Two Green Left Thumbs: June 2009
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Two Green Left Thumbs. A Regular Guy's Trials, Triumphs, and Tribulations in His Backyard Garden. Tuesday, June 30, 2009. So Sorry, Safeway. Do you know the absurd amount of tomatoes I buy at the grocery store during the non-growing season? I know the produce code for vine-ripened tomatoes by heart. #4774. Well guess what, Safeway shoppers? My fingers won't be tapping that number for the next several months. Nothing better than starting a Tuesday off with fresh garden tomaters. Saturday, June 27, 2009.
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Two Green Left Thumbs: March 2009
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Two Green Left Thumbs. A Regular Guy's Trials, Triumphs, and Tribulations in His Backyard Garden. Saturday, March 28, 2009. For My Hombres Back in Nuevo Mexico. That deserves a tip of the straw hat. NuMex Espanola Improved Chile. So what has me so "fired" up about these seeds? Because they will sprout and produce two chile varieties found in my old stomping grounds of New Mexico. NuMex Heritage 6-4 Chile. They also sell all kinds of seed varieties and instructions on how to grow chiles and prevent diseas...
