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Harvest Monday, May 11, 2015 – Window Box Harvest + Container Potato Update

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Norma Chang

All the harvests in today’s post are from window boxes. As you can see from the photo below, both the Shanghai Bok Choy and Baby Bok Choy in the window boxes are overcrowded. Thinned out both the Shanghai bok choy … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, July 28, 2014, Peppermint Swiss Chard + Carrots Experiment

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Norma Chang

My new favorite Swiss chard – peppermint. So pretty! Love the stripes! Swiss Chard – Peppermint Taste the same as other variety of Swiss chard Stripes remain after cooking I stir-fried the Swiss chard stems (saving the leaves for other purpose) … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, August 12, 2013 & Container Gardening

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Norma Chang

This past week was perfect gardening weather, but I, sadly, did not take advantage. Could not get into the gardening groove plus work and other obligations took quite a bit of my time and energy. Very little garden chores got done. On Thursday, a … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, August 5, 2013 – Tromboncino Squash, Chinese Long Beans, Black Soy Beans & Callaloo

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Norma Chang

Tromboncino Squash plant on trellis See the little trom on the lower right, hope it was pollinated by the bees, this will be the 3rd one One of the 2 tromboncino squashes I posted on 7/29/2013 grew by leaps and bounds. … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, June 24, 2013

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Norma Chang

Not sure how it happened, but this past week, I managed to overschedule my activities and had to neglect the gardens. A truly messed up week. Not much was harvested. The green stem Chinese celery bolted. Was it due to the … Continue reading →

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