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2024 Garden – Phase 3: Growth and Maintenance
Garden pest Update – Feeding and Watering – June 12 – June 20 – June 24 – July 4 –July 7 – July 23 With the majority of my planting complete, it is time to proceed to the next phase … Continue reading
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2024 Garden – Phase 2: Outdoor
April 22 tilling – Pest and Animal Control – April 24 Lawn Prep – April 26 Garden Beans! – April 28 Acclimating – May 8 Transplanting – May 9 Cucumbers – May 13 Marigolds and Squash – May 17 Pumpkin … Continue reading
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North Jersey Garden 2024 Phase 1: Preparation
Winter Sowing – Herbs and spices – Planting Seeds – March 1 – Outdoor Prep –March 4 March 11 – March 13 – March 14 – March 16 – March 18 –March 20 –March 23 – March 25 – March … Continue reading
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Asparagus
New Jersey is the fourth biggest asparagus producer in the United States, and the crop is grown mostly in the southern part of the state. I found a bag of asparagus crowns for sale in a big box store and … Continue reading
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Cucamelon Tycoon
Yes indeed, I am now a cucamelon tycoon. Third year growing this south american delicacy in north Jersey. Cucamelons are also known as Mouse Melon and Mexican Sour Gherkins. The fruit is small (grape size) having a crunchy texture with … Continue reading
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Composting in Northern New Jersey
Every year, households in the United States throw away thousands of pounds of organic material. Most of this waste is food scraps and yard clippings, which decompose slowly in landfills and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Composting is an … Continue reading
Pickling!
Two types of pickling are hot water canning and quick refrigerator pickles. This year the garden produced an abundance of cucumbers. Fresh cucumbers are great in salads and make tasty cucumber sandwiches, but inevitably the novelty wears off. Pickling cucumbers … Continue reading
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Green Tomatoes
What to do when your tomato plants are full of green tomatoes at the end of the growing season? Fried green tomatoes? Try to ripen them?My choice is to try to ripen the tomatoes. Everyone has a different method; place … Continue reading
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Canning
What to do with all the tomatoes! Canning is an easy solution. Toe-may-toe, Toe-MAH-toe, what to do when you have too many tomatoes? Give them away to neighbors and relatives? Let them rot on the vine? One solution may be … Continue reading
Spring Lawn Cleanup
In northern New Jersey when the snow is gone and the overnight temperatures are above freezing, I like to get a headstart early with raking the dead grass and tree litter from my lawn. Its a big job, so I … Continue reading