Category Archives: Gardening
Little Tomatoes
I counted 30 little tomatoes on our plants tonight after coming home. Little Brandywines, Paul Robesons, Sun Golds, and Siberian Annas are all peeking out at us. So here’s to the cool wet weather we’ve had… now bring on that … Continue reading
Urban Farming In Normal, IL
This past weekend, DH and I went to Normal, IL to visit his parents, and help them get their Earthbox replanted for the season. They bought a Better Boy plant (left), and we brought them another Sun Gold cherry tomato … Continue reading
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It’s Farmer’s Market Season in Minnesota
Hurray! The Farmer’s Market is back for the season. This is an enjoyable addition to my Saturday morning shopping trip. I’ve gotten my shopping bike back out, and it’s great to get back into the seasonal ritual of perusing the … Continue reading
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Homemade pasta all’uova, in moda moderna
I am the type of person who would like to move to Emilia Romagna for a month to have some elderly woman teach me the proper way to make homemade fresh pasta by hand, and to spend a month or … Continue reading
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Plant Tomatoes In An Earthbox
Here is the second “Gardening for PhDs” tutorial- how to set up an Earthbox to grow tomatoes. I won’t go into as much detail as I did here, but I will demonstrate the different needs you’ll have for growing tomatoes, … Continue reading
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Tagged determinate, Earthbox, farmers market, indeterminate, tomatoes, tutorial
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Gardening a PhD Can Do – Earthbox Tutorial
As the weather gets closer to spring, and the seed catalogs are piling up, I decided it was time to rebuild the Earthbox Tutorial that was lost in the ISP switch, so the family can use it as a refresher, … Continue reading
