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TOMATO Blossoms!

I finally got my tomatoes to blossom indoors! Now for some pollination. I may have missed the boat on a few flowers which have already closed, but I have hopefully pollinated the rest. My pollinator of choice: a spoon. Lots of people use a tooth pick or similar point structure. I prefer a spoon so […]

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New Community FORUM!!!

I am very excited to announce that I have installed a forum for us today! CLICK HERE to get in on the action! Start by doing an introduction post, and then in the other areas please tell us what you are up to in your gardens!!!! Post Post Post! The link is on the left […]

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Greenhouse Plans

So after a fun talk with one of my good friends I have a new plan for the “greenhouse.” My vegetable garden is up against my garage and has a Victorian fence around it.  So my new plan is to put up plastic awning and curtains that can be rolled back, or rolled down! Picture […]

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Weekend Yard and Garden Work

I got the majority of my outdoor weeding done yesterday! The vegetable garden was full of thistles and other odd looking plants I didn’t want in there. I also found a whole patch of volunteer tomatoes! They will need thinning so now I have a serious amount of tomato plants! The two strawberry plants are […]

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April 20, 2010

Indoor Garden 4-14-2010

Hi everyone! I have an updated picture of the indoor garden for you! It is growing like mad, and it’s so neat to have a bit of summer right in my dining room. The giant monster tomato plants (started Feb 1st) that are actually pretty normal size are on the far left. On the very […]

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April 18, 2010

Alyssum Update

Hi everyone! I have an updated picture of the Alyssum that I planted <>. These are some slow growing plants!!! I think I need to do some research to make sure they are getting everything they need to grow. I will keep you updated, thanks for stopping by! Sara

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April 16, 2010

“Early Spring”

Here in Minnesota it is very apparent to all of us natives that it is most definitely SPRING! However, we have gotten snow at this time of year still. In fact, if it doesn’t snow before May1st it will be the first time in 120 years that we did not see a trace of the […]

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April 15, 2010

Attack of the Monster Tomatoes!!

Well, in my effort to take tomatoes from seed to table 100% indoors I have created some monster tomato plants! Very tall, about 90% healthy, but no flowers to speak of…yet. Check it out: These babies (there are 4 large  and one small one that took longer to germinate than the rest) are over 2.5 […]

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April 5, 2010

Lighting change

So, I have discovered that tomatoes need a lot of light. Mature plants need more light especially if they are going to flower/fruit soon. So I am increasing the light on my mature plants to 18-20 hours per day. That should get them to flower/fruit. 🙂 The seeds and seedlings that I have started for […]

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April 3, 2010

Potting Soil and other things :)

So, I have discovered a few things about potting soil, and seed starting soil etc… that I want to share with you! Seed starting soil: Already has fertilizer in it! Unless your soil is over 6+ months old do NOT use a fertilizer when you water! Seed starting mix has a lot of Peat Moss […]

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