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Harvest Monday, March 28, 2016 – Overwintered Root Crops

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Norma Chang

From the garden: Parsnips. Harvest about 5½ pounds of parsnips. Most were like the ones in the middle of the above photo, about 7 inches long and about 2 inches in diameter. The smaller ones on the right were still … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, January 11, 2016 – Container Gardening Update

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Norma Chang

Decided to bring in the last of my 2 Bronze Mignonette Lettuce. Harvested most of the window boxes grown Bronze Mignonette Lettuce on 12/29/15 as they were showing signs of bolting (they went home with my daughter and I forgot … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, November 2, 2015 – Garden Survivors + Volunteers

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Norma Chang

Amazing how hardy many crops are, below are photos of survivors (of the many frosts and hard freeze for the past weeks) in my garden. Radicchio Hoping the above radicchio will form solid heads. The ones planted in May were … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, May 18, 2015 – Yellow Chives + More Window Box Harvests + Overwintered Crops

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Norma Chang

I did it! For years I have meant to blanch my Chinese chives, but was always too late in remembering to place a container over the chives clump before the weather gets too hot, this year I was on time … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, April 20, 2015 – Growing Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes in Containers + Garden Overwintered Root Crops

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Norma Chang

My daughter, Kathy, grew vegetables for the first time last year and had bountiful harvest. So pleased with her success she is enthusiastically looking forward to this new gardening season even installed grow lights and started some veggies and flowers … Continue reading →

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