kathyb on August 5th, 2009

As of August 18th it is reviving.  Daytime temperatures are still over 100 and it wilts midday, but evenings are becoming much more comfortable for all my garden plants.  Look at the progress…..                 This is the green bell pepper that I had cut off  to a 2″ stub and was going  to pull it out, […]

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kathyb on August 4th, 2009

  Well, it’s now August and my bell pepper experiment is going right along.  These are the two scraggly peppers doing their best to beat the heat.  They were twice this size, but when everything else died from heat exhaustion, they lingered on.  I cut them back to half their size, I think it was early […]

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kathyb on August 1st, 2009

This is a little tidbid I read out of The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible:  “Corn has the highest sugar content early in the morning.   So pick it then, before it’s warmed by the sun, and refrigerate it in the husk until dinnertime.  You’ll get the best tasting corn with the morning harvest.”  I wish I […]

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kathyb on July 31st, 2009

In Tucson the season for growing Broccoli has just begun.  Plant it between July 15th and October 1, according to the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Office.  It has 4 main types:  Large-headed varieties (Belstar is one I just ordered from Johnnyseeds.com), need plenty of space and crowding them reduces head size.  Romanesco varieties need […]

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Lamont on July 28th, 2009

Plant compatibility has many aspects to consider. This post addresses the issues that I experienced associated with the proximity between peppers and tomatoes. Taking from the ideas of “Square Foot Gardening” I attempted to maximize my limited space by alternating and nestling my pepper rows between my tomatoes. The idea was that I new the tomato plants […]

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kathyb on July 28th, 2009

It’s just about time now to start our 2nd season, or extended season, or fall planting….whatever….. We should be well into our amending and soil preparation for August planting.  I’m ready for some more big ‘ole juicy vine ripe tomatoes, that I’m not finding at the grocery store.  Some that have that excellent vine ripe […]

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kathyb on July 25th, 2009

Mr Toad Visits The Garden…sounds like a children’s story, doesn’t it?  Normally, I would love to have a toad in my garden.  They eat all kinds of pests and are a bonus for sure, but this bad boy is a 2 pound Colorado River Toad.  Ick! Ick! Ick! They emit a poison from their backs […]

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kathyb on July 25th, 2009

Thats what the Mars Lander reported.  If my garden soil measured that, I’d be in a hurry to set me up some raised beds and not even try to correct that problem.  It would be too much to take on, since the acidity or alkalinity of soil has a big impact on our plants ability […]

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Jen on July 23rd, 2009

Our last update had the fruits withering and dithering.  I hastily took some advice about a calcium supplement administered via foliar spray.  The plant immediately responded within the first hour of application;  I could feel the constriction in my chest begin to ease.  The addition of spraying calcium on the plant completely stopped the black […]

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kathyb on July 22nd, 2009

To any of you Tucson gardeners who have extra produce there is a new Farmer’s Market forming at 2740 S Kinney Rd.  It is for locally grown produce and products made from locally grown sources only.  It’s first day was July 11th [and is open] from 8am to Noon and will be [open] one Saturday […]

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