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2013 Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Varieties at HeathGlen’s Farmers’ Markets

It’s sometimes difficult to sort through the staggering array of tomato and pepper varieties available in today’s markets.  I try to help my customers at the market by asking a series of questions, focusing on lifestyle and ultimate use of their tomatoes.  Do they make a lot of salsa?  Are they at the cabin and away [...]

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Heirloom Tomato Varieties: Flavor Profiles Related to Color

The popularity of heirloom tomatoes is based around two characteristics – their stunning array of colors and the unique flavor profiles of each variety.  The sheer number of heirloom varieties with unique flavors can be overwhelming however.  Fortunately there are a few generalizations that can be made with regards to the relationship between flavor and [...]

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Garden stakes (Cyndy Crist)

Gifts for the Gardener, Part Two: Tools and Other Goodies

By Cyndy Crist Because I’m a gardener who loves tools and gadgets and all kinds of garden-themed items, I never have trouble selecting gifts for the gardener.  But I can imagine that someone who primarily enjoys looking at the results of another gardeners work, rather than engaging directly in it himself or herself, might be [...]

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Heirloom Tomato Varieties: 2012 Roundup & Summary

The seed catalogs are arriving in the mail now and seeing those luscious cover photos always spur that special kind of hope for the new year’s growing season.  Hope that “this” year will be the year that all of my heirloom tomato varieties and the farm in general will be perfect.  I will stay on [...]

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Spring garlic in MN from unmulched beds (Stainbrook)

How to Reap the Largest Garlic Bulbs in the Summer from a Fall Garlic Planting

Growing Garlic in the City:  Fall Planting for Summer Harvest By Cyndy Crist I am determined to grow better garlic.  Given how much I use it in the kitchen, I want an ample supply of fat white or purple heads from my own little potager. However, although every clove I’ve planted has produced a new [...]

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