Monthly Archives: March 2011

Joe Lauerer, The Reason I Became Interested In Heirloom Tomatoes

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Tom

My father has been an insurance agent since shortly after I was born.  One of the first couples he insured was Joe and Marge Lauerer in Saint Paul Minnesota, near the home where I spent the first 7 years of … Continue reading →

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Terhune Tomato History

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Tom

Several years ago a client of mine was purchasing his first home.  This was late November or early December, and although we had no snow on the ground there had been sufficient freezing to kill all of the annual plants.  … Continue reading →

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Starting Tomatoes

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Tom

We love tomatoes and a good part of my year is spent dreaming of the day the first ripe one in our yard is picked and eaten.  Some years they do better than others, but once all is said and … Continue reading →

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Corn, Corn and More Corn

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Tom

Corn holds a kind of fascination for me.  As a kid, we would filch ears of dent corn from the farmer’s fields in the summer when they were green and roast them.  Roadside stands sold sweet corn at the end … Continue reading →

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Food Stores & First Seedlings

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Tom

We still have many bushels of squash between the breezeway and the basement stores.  Some of the potatoes are breaking dormancy and I am sorting out types that are holding longer for replanting this spring.  TPS from potato berries I … Continue reading →

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