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Persimmon Tomato
This is our first summer growing Persimmon tomatoes. The description from Burpee’s was spot on: “A heirloom originally from Russia, this beefsteak type has very large, persimmon-colored 1 lb. fruits. Uniform and blemish-free, the tomatoes have high flavor, low acidity, and a small cavity. Performs well in short-season areas. Indeterminate. Harvest about 80-96 days after transplant.” The color is really…
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Melon Shmelon
As much as I love to eat them, melons are my garden nemesis. After planting them for just over five years, this is the first summer where it seems I will be able to eat a watermelon from my yard, assuming critters don’t steal them. There are just two growing – one of which we only discovered three days ago.…
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Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July, friends! Today we have two things to celebrate. First, we got rain! Hooray! Wookie and I were outside poking around in the garden when the drops began to fall. We sat on the deck under the overhang of the roof to watch it come down. Second, Joe and I have been married eight years today! We’d…
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July Planting in NC
Because I like to make things easy for you, here’s a quick table of crops you can plant in July in the coastal and piedmont regions of NC. If you live somewhere else, try Google. It’s pretty great. (Sorry, that was snarky. We are zone 7b and our first frost is Nov 1(ish), so add or subtract days to your…
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New Pots
I’ve been throwing pots, crushing more in the process than finishing them, and here’s some shots from my phone. Between the mosquitoes and heat, it’s hard to stay at the wheel. I’m super excited to be having a table at my friend Michelle’s silent auction for Kindred Boutique, so I want to make sure I have some fancy new things…
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Weekend Heat Wave
Whew. This heat wave is something else. We have a thirty minute window in the morning during which the heat is tolerable and we water the garden and trees and let the boys play outside. Then, it’s indoors for the rest of the day. Joe brewed his first batch of beer (it will have nice sweaty overtones), and I got…
