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Giant Tomatoes – Almost A Record

Robin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:20:30 +0000

Many of us are starting to harvest tomatoes from our gardens and greenhouses now. What a fabulous time of year this is.

Being able to grow these beautiful vegetables (okay, I know they are actually in the fruit family but, let’s not split hairs over this) in your own backyard is one of the true delights of summer. No matter if you have a garden the size of the “back 40″ or just a few pots on your balcony, you can grow some variety of these beautiful delicacies.

There seems to be a competition between neighbors every year as to who can grow the biggest stuff in their garden and tomatoes are no different.

There are a lot of different varieties to choose from for different purposes ie. show, taste, canning, sauces, etc.. You can grow the little grape tomatoes for eating as a snack, the cherry tomatoes for snacking, too, or throwing in the salad, the roma for making sauces or the one you’ll see in the video below for show along with many others.

Whatever space you have available to grow in there is sure to be a tomato plant that would love to take root and ripen-up in.

Garden Girl TV: My (almost) Record Tomato

Here is a video of Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl’s, almost record organic tomato from her garden.

Lawns To Edible Landscapes

Robin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:54:17 +0000

In this video, Patti Moreno reveals some options for your yard instead of just lawns. Transforming your yard from lawns to flower beds, shrubs and trees can be so much nicer to enjoy and better for the environment with less use of fertilizers, pesticides and fuel for those lawn mowers, trimmers and blowers.

There is a lot of great info in this short video. Hope you enjoy.

Garden Girl TV: Lawns to Edible Landscapes

Patti, the Garden Girl, encourages you to get rid of your lawn for a edible landscape.

Overseeding Your Lawn

Robin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:38:07 +0000

Here is a quick lesson on getting your lawn started in the spring to be green and lush for enjoyment through the summer. There is a bunch of great tips so have your pen and paper ready to take down some pointers from this video.

In the spring it’s the time to get your lawn in shape. We have some tips to make your lawn the envy of the neighborhood

Gardening

Robin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:14:12 +0000

Kate asked: My fiance and I recently moved into our first home. Our grass has finally begun to come up and we were wondering about some ideas on what to plant. We both have full time jobs and not alot of time to work in the garden. Any suggestions? (I really like my yard to be colorful). And if you do have suggestions, could you please give me a step-by-step run-down of how to plant and take care of them?