Monthly Archives: October 2015

Harvest Monday, October 26, 2015 – Purple & Okinawan Sweet Potatoes + Planting Garlic + Best Method to Peel Garlic + Goji Berry

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Norma Chang

Did dig in my Purple Sweet Potatoes and Okinawan Sweet Potatoes before the frost and hard freeze but did not post last Monday because I had no photos. As the photo of the Purple SP below illustrates my harvest consists … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, October 19, 2015 – First Frost & Hard Freeze + Putting Container Fig Tree to Bed

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Norma Chang

Frost and hard freeze was predicted for the weekend so the week was spend taking care of all the cold sensitive plants. Woke up to 25°F yesterday (Sunday) morning and 23°F this morning even had a few flurries yesterday. So … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, October 12, 2015 – Do Container’s Size & Shape Make a Difference?

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Norma Chang

This is a very short post. Not sure where the week went, it came to an end and I accomplished very little. As many of my readers know I have been experimenting with growing different crops in containers of different … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, October 5, 2015 – Flowers + Container Eggplants & Beets

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Norma Chang

Thought I would give you a glimpse of what’s still blooming in my garden. ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ The above bed of fall blooming daisies is surrounding my mailbox. I hope they brighten my mailman’s … Continue reading →

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