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Two Midsummer Tasks
Taking Care of Your Plants in the Heat July can be hot in the garden. If you’ve kept up with weeding earlier in the season, there may not be too much work outside of harvesting veggies. Two midsummer tasks are important now. Fertilize plants that have been working hard. Tomatoes….because I want lots of tomatoes and […]
Too Many Zucchini? Eat the Flowers.
How to Cook and Eat Your Squash Blossoms by Sandy Swegel The zucchini in our garden is just starting, so there’s not too much of it yet. So far, it’s still a nice dish to have sauteed or lightly grilled zucchini and yellow squash. But I know the day will be here soon when there’s […]
Seed Starting in July
How To Know What to Plant This Month by Sandy Swegel As a gardener, I’m always surprised by the veggie seed sales in July. I know from a marketing point of view the prime seed-buying season has past and companies have to move product still in inventory. But from a gardening perspective, it doesn’t make […]