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Harvest Monday, January 18, 2016 – Container Peppers

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Norma Chang

Today’s container peppers are from my daughter’s sunny patio. For some unknown reason peppers do not grow well in her garden. Two years ago (2014) I suggested she try growing peppers in containers and gave her 2 pepper plants in … 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, November 11, 2013 + Comparing Parsnips

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Norma Chang

My luck came to an end. Garden was hit by a freeze and killer frost. All tender vegetables and flowers died. Cannot complain as I have had a wonderfully prolonged harvest especially the cherry tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes Managed to salvage a … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, November 4, 2013 + Ginger Update + Beef, Root Veggies & Cabbage Soup

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Norma Chang

Was supposed to post my ginger update on Monday, 10/28/13, but messed up my photos and could not post. Got the photos straightened out so here is the belated post. (Was going to post about my “mess up” but it was so … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, September 23, 2013 + Saving Amaranth Seeds

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Norma Chang

Not much harvest as the garden is slowing down but still enough for the weekly needs plus extras to share with friends. Harvest my first leek and parsnip. Was curious to see how the leek and parsnip are doing underground so pulled one … Continue reading →

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