Category Archives: Tomatoes

Last Week Of Garden Photos

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Tom

This is the last shot I took yesterday.  Patti, Violet and I took a drive out to the Ness Farm to check out the garden there.  We had rain nearly all day so things were too wet to work with, … Continue reading →

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40 Days, 40 Nights, And 40 Inches of Rain

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Tom

Pretty close to it anyway.  We are over 40 inches of rain for the spring, and now, first day of summer, we have sun. So, here is just a field and woods.  On the south side of the town of … Continue reading →

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Just A Few Other Photos

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Tom

My beautiful Phoebe, at Noerenberg Gardens on Saturday morning. Squashes are up at the Ness Farm. One of a dozen Czech Bush X Summertime Gold F2s.  I put a dozen of them out at the Ness Farm just because I … Continue reading →

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Another Follower

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Tom

Realized this guy was following me around the back as I was spot watering this evening. Our interaction ended when he ate a worm out of my hand.  His mother promptly fluttered in, shooed him away, and led him to … Continue reading →

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Not So Bad Once You Cut Down The Weeds

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Tom

So these are my weed remediation buddies who came out with me to the Ness Farm this evening.  Today was the first day to try out the mowing between rows bit.  The mowing was my job.  Their job was plucking … Continue reading →

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Rain & Mud

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Tom

So, we have had rain.  Rain means mud.  It also means that not much gardening was done this weekend. Forgive the unsteady hand of my daughter Nell, but as you can see the jeans are no longer presentable in any … Continue reading →

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And ………. It Is All Planted!

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Tom

Another interesting spring. May was cold this year until the second half of it and spring was half over.   Last year we apparently had 13″ of snow in May.  I honestly do not remember it.  Lots of the last … Continue reading →

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Seedlings Waiting

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Tom

So winter is fighting with spring this year.  Some days the trees outside are dripping sap into the barrels, most days they are not.  Today it rained for 8 hours, then snowed for 4 hours.  Temps tonight will drop down … Continue reading →

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Seed Starting 2014

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Tom

So here we go again.  I held off.  Much later than I usually start things.  This year though, winter is keeping a tight grip on things, apparently until the calendar says it is no longer winter.  There is a light … Continue reading →

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Not Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Snow & A Double Rainbow

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Tom

We finally had frost out at the Ness farm, so on Wednesday we all went out with the intention of bringing in the squash, melons, cabbages, and root crops.  It was chilly but sunny and seemed like a good day … Continue reading →

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