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Harvest Monday, February 27, 2012 – An Update

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Norma Chang

On my Harvest Monday, February 13 posting, I posted about rooting sweet potato slips for Locust Grove Heritage Vegetable Garden. All four (4) sweet potatoes rooted. I potted them and will be taking them to Locust Grove’s greenhouse where I know … Continue reading →

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Peanut Boil

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Norma Chang

Yes, we can and we do grow peanuts in the Hudson Valley. The trick is to select the peanut variety with the fewest days to maturity and start the seeds indoors. Here at Locust Grove, we grow ‘Virginia Jumbo’. This … Continue reading →

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