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Harvest Monday, August 22, 2016 – Container Ginger Update + More Container Harvest

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Norma Chang

Am planting 2 different varieties of ginger in containers for comparison. In the photo below: The ginger plant on the left is from rhizome (root) I purchased from the local health food store, it was very skinny, about the size … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, June 27, 2016 – Container Garlic, Celery, Lettuce & Fig Update

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Norma Chang

This is so exciting, the 11 garlic plants growing in the foam ice chest all sent out scapes. Harvested all the scapes. I will now sit back and wait to harvest heads of garlic (around mid July). Click here to … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, September 28, 2015 – Fall Harvest from the Garden & Containers

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Norma Chang

Last of the figs. It seems like just the other day when I wrote about bringing my container grown fig tree out from winter storage and hardening it off.  Today I am showing photo of the last figs for the … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, August 17, 2015 – Figs + Harvests (Collard, Beets, Chinese Long Beans, Radicchio)

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Norma Chang

Harvested first figs this past week. Picked 10 figs, 5 did not make it into the photo, the above 5 disappeared as soon as photo was taken. One of the fig question I am frequently asked is: How do I … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, September 8, 2014 – Chinese Long Beans + San Marzano Tomatoes + Ping Tung Egplants + Figs

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Norma Chang

Thank you dear readers for your get well wishes. My shoulder is much, much better, not 100% but getting there. If only I can remember not to overdo things. We had about an inch of rain on Sunday, 8/31, followed by hot … Continue reading →

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