ljmacphee | May 30, 2007
Growing tomatoes was so easy back in New England. On May 31st you stuck some plants in the ground, in August you began to harvest tomatoes. The plants would get 6′-12′ tall and you could count on 20-30 tomatoes a plant.
Last year DH did the tomatoes and we didn’t get a single one. [...]
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ljmacphee | May 28, 2007
Mercer Gardens summer plant sale is Saturday June 2; 9am-4pm.
I went to the March Mart and am so sorry I skipped it previous years. This sale is only one day and will be of tropicals and gingers. I haven’t been to the summer sale before, I’m sure it’s worth a trip.
There will also [...]
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ljmacphee | May 25, 2007
This started life as one of those Christmas tree shaped rosemaries you see in the stores in December. After Christmas I planted it out in the herb bed and it is settling in just fine.
Rosemary will grow 3′-5′ tall down here. And like most herbs wants lots of sun.
Rosemary needs a lot of [...]
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