Tag: vegetable gardening

It's Tomato Season

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We all are enjoying our seed catalogs. They are great references, but their seed descriptions are designed to sell seeds. Here’s great information about tomatoes straight from objective experts to help you decide which varieties to grow this year. PSU extension officer, Steve Bogash has overseen the growing hundreds of varieties of tomatoes under tightly controlled trial conditions including the Landisville Research Farm in PA.

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Garden Goofs 2009

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If Thomas Jefferson couldn’t perfect vegetable growing, I can’t fault myself too much for still making mistakes. Here are my top seven blunders of 2009.

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Gifts for Gardeners

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Want to make your favorite gardening fanatic smile on Christmas? Some thoughts on how to make that happen.

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Gardeners; More Alike than Different

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I’ve been struggling over the depth of my convictions. And I’m tired of it. After much soul searching, I see now, my convictions are strong. They just don’t fall neatly within one gardening camp or the other.

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White House Kitchen Garden Replica Tour

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Tour a replica of the White House veggie garden Friday Oct. 30 near Doylestown, PA

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Get the Carbon Off Your Plate

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It’s easy and rewarding to fight climate change by searching out local food. As part of Blog Action Day’09, I look at our options for local food in Pennsylvania.

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Camp Hill Tomato Taste

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Individuals entered tomatoes they’d grown to be judged on their flavor. Attendees could also taste tomato varieties and decide which appealed most to them. The idea was to help you find the perfect tomato to grow for your personal preference.

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Tomato Tidbits; Why do we do all this?

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In the midst of this season’s oddness and challenge, I’ve heard bits of good news and anecdotes that explain why gardeners will excitedly grow tomatoes next year.
It’s a quest for that great tomato flavor.

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Open lab; Landisville Research Farm

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Here, researchers with Penn State Cooperative Extension, evaluate the growth and development of a variety of plants using scientific methods. Plant trials are conducted to determine how plants compare to each other with consistent care in outside garden conditions.

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What's up with my veggie Garden?

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This spring has has been trying for gardeners.  And possibly excessively trying for first time gardeners. The best thing about the season so far?  We haven’t had to water.  Or use our AC.  Worst thing?  We haven’t had to water. Water in the form of rain is always best.  My plants perk up after a [...]

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