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Gardening Update

4/14/2016

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I have been m making a lot of progress in my new vegetable garden. Everything is planted and I am seeing lots of progress. Although I think I need to stop checking for new growth multiple times a day. I doubt staring at my plants will make anything grow faster!

I bought some plants at an amazing nursery in Los Angeles called Two Dog Organic Nursery. It's the only certified organic nursery in LA and everyone there is so nice! I bought lettuce, corn, beets, pumpkin, squash, carrots and more tomato plants there. I know, more tomato plants? In a few months I will be inundated with home grown tomatoes. Oh darn. By then I will have researched how to can fresh tomatoes!

I also bought two blueberry bushes at the nursery. The berries are delicious! I doubt whether any ripe blueberries will ever make it in to the house. They have become my "gardening treat!"

The drip system is in but we haven't turned it on yet. We had lots of rain last week and the beds are still quite damp. 

I also figured out how to tag my plants. At first I thought I would write the names on wooden popsicle sticks with a sharpie. But I had some that came with a few of my tomato plants and the writing has already disappeared. Luckily I found some copper markers at Home Depot. They cost $2.94 for a four pack and I used my metal letter stamps to add the names of my vegetables. I will warn you the stamping of letters is very labor intensive but it is so worth it. They look great!
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Delores Ekberg link
4/14/2016 06:25:35 am

You can freeze whole tomatoes or quarter them. Put in baggies. When ready to use, run under hot water, and the skin slides off
I use them for Chili, Spanish Rice, etc.
I don't can them, too much work!

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Sylvia link
4/14/2016 01:51:09 pm

I have canned tomatoes for over twenty years. Yes, it is a lot of work, but you can taste the "sunshine" in my homemade sauce or soup! It takes only a few days in the kitchen each fall and the rewards last all year. If you are new to canning, I highly recommend the Ball Blue book. Enjoy!

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