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It has been over a month since I updated you on the garden! In those weeks, we went away on vacation, which can spell doom for a garden due to lack of water or back aches for the garden due to an abundance of weeds. We returned to neither of these because we paid a [...]

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This week is attack of the climbers! The pole beans have exploded and are quickly making their way up the tomato cage I provided for them. They are also looking lustily at the hanging garden’s wooden A-frame. The snow peas are also making their way skyward by way of the tomato cage in their pot. [...]

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After a great start we have seen one set back. The zucchini has died. We are not sure why, but it is definitely gone. We are planning a post mortem to determine the cause.

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Our first update has lots of new developments! This is one of my favorites parts of growing a garden. We have sprouts, blooms and even a tomato!

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In the Summer of 2008, we tried something a little different for the garden. We knew we did not want a huge garden, but I wanted a little something. We experimented with three hanging planters for tomatoes. The planters came from Gardeners Supply. The tomato plants came from Lowes and were a Celebrity (one I [...]

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This year my spousal accessory unit and I have been engaged in a limited trial of upside down gardening. Three varieties of tomato plants (grape, celebrity, big boy) were planted in late May (late planting to be sure). The planters were sourced from a garden supply house, but 5 gallon buckets would have worked just [...]

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