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Here's another interesting dwarf tomato called 'House.' Evidently it can be grown indoors during the winter (have yet to try that.)...

We've had a lot of cutworms this spring too. So frustrating. Now that I can recognize their pupas I can eliminate many of them at that...

Radicchio is indeed biennial, setting seed in its second year-- provided it makes it through the winter, which is questionable for this...

Interesting question. The foliage of micro-dwarf tomatoes is dense and often contacts the soil, which would certainly invite disease...

I've been trying to start a couple of kinds of lettuce seed every two weeks, in an effort to have at least some fresh lettuce all summer...

I want one of those!

The weather since June has been AMAZING. I mean, a little hot for the humans, but solid heat in the high 20's low 30's (C) and a good...

Orange Dream is a new micro-tomato for me this year. I started 22 seeds on March 12th, with the thought of sharing a bunch of seedlings...

Cool-- welcome to the forum! 🌿

it is, the bees always loved those flowers and it wasn't hard to maintain, it will now cost me a lot more time and effort to deal with...

We have a really pretty hydrangea in full sun, and on hot days the blossoms curl up in protest. I have taken to covering the plant with...

Trying to balance garden fatigue with a desire to have lots of crops to harvest by late August. Yesterday I spent six hours pruning our...

Delphinium time. 🎉 I went looking today at a few greenhouses for the light blue one. Nada. :( This is the first year where I think I...

Peas finished for the early season — on to the Green Beans :).

Understood. Just to pursue this to the bitter end (!), have you observed that planting deeper, in whatever way, encourages speed? Is...