Lamont on June 3rd, 2014

People, people. Lend me your ear! This may be just what the “doctor ordered”! What more could we who live in the desert southwest ask for! I know how much work I do just so my dirt (can hardly call it soil) can hold water and praying that I can afford the fertilizer and water […]

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kathyb on June 30th, 2010

All the tomatoes are full grown and one has actually turned to ash from being in the full sun. Of the 6 remaining, two I have just given over to the birds, tired of the fight. The other four are producing, one really well, although splitting and cracking is an issue. Must say, though, that […]

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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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Jen on July 8th, 2009

I never realized how heart-wrenching gardening could be. I grew quite emotionally attached to the little watermelons that were interspersed among the foliage. As they grew I would gleefully count them and perchance perform a happy little jig.

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Jen on June 27th, 2009

I am a first-time gardener this year and I planted a watermelon plant in May.  It was cute, only 3 inches across.  I picked my location for full sun and dug my hole.  I amended my hole -thanks to the advice of my local gardening guru, Lamont.  Well, now, just over a month later my […]

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