Strawberry - Photo Credit CElisabeth at 8thdeadlysin.ORG

My Very Good Busy Week of Garden Chores – The Doubling is Upon Us – my working document

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The second week of June is pretty exciting for this gardener. Most plants, in particular the tomatoes and squash, will double in size between June 5 and June 15th. I assume most gardeners have a week or two where the same happens, just on a different timeframe dependent on climate and garden environment. Early-mid June …

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Tomato Varieties Planted by June 1st – Final lol

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Varieties with notes N = New to me My smaller varieties: Agi Red (red and orange striped) – FavoriteBlack Vernissage (black and red) Cherry Punch – N?Green Doctors (green) – (yr 2)Italian Ice (pale yellow) – (yr 2)Juliet – NLucky Agi (tricolor)Lucky Tiger (tricolor)Napa Chardonnay Blush (yellow) – NPink Bumblebee (pink and red striped) – …

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Tomatoes We are Growing – 2023

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All seeds grown in the high wind prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Growing Days approximately 135. Gardening Personality: Relaxed, experimental, purist about very little. I practice High Intensity …

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