Its been a long winter with a lot of snow….I’ve been using the produce I froze and canned in some yummy slow cooker concoctions but I had mixed gardening success this past season….. Lots of tomatoes… a few yellow squash including one gigantic one!!! Plus I had delicious basil all summer and some that I froze and dried. Some of my other veggies didn’t make it for several reasons but&hellip
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Theresa Flavin
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16th Nov 2010 |
Filed under Houseplants
So I’ve already cleaned up my northeastern backyard garden and the harvest season is over but I’m not too upset about that right now because I really love the fall!
I think it is my favorite time of year. My home is not air conditioned so during the summer we do a lot of outdoor grilling so we don’t have to use the stove. When the fall comes I bake bread and cookie and I make things in the&hellip
Theresa Flavin
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8th Jul 2010 |
Filed under Vegetable Gardening
Whew…It has been darn hot here at Safer® Brand Headquarters and the weather channel says it’s a heat wave up and down the east coast! So my July 4th festivities included picnics and trying to stay cool and also some perfectly timed ripe tomatoes!
My tomato plant gave me my first two perfectly ripe beefsteak tomatoes of the season just in time to make a delicious salad for our family&hellip
Theresa Flavin
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16th Jun 2010 |
Filed under Vegetable Gardening
Location: Lititz, PA
With so many things trying to attack my tomatoes its a wonder I even end up with enough to make a BLT! – Animals, blights & disease, insects and those darn caterpillars who are my current problem! One of the most damaging caterpillars is the Tomato Hornworm.
He is the larval stage of a hummingbird moth. when he emerges he is about 4.5 inches long, bright green &hellip
