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17.01.13 | Ilona Erwin | 1 Comment

When Thoughts Turn To…Plants

seed starting + tomatoes

It is January, and in Ohio we experienced our usual January thaw… so everything is quite soggy at this point. Most of the gardeners here realize that we have several more months until we can garden and at least one more month to expect winter weather, but right now our thoughts turn to plants -the…

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18.08.11 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Good Reason To Eat Locally Grown Tomatoes

recipes + tomatoes

If you weren’t convinced already, the truth about your store bought, commercially grown tomato is out and being broadcast. Everything You Wanted To Know About Tomatoes But Were Afraid To Ask gives everyone a heads up on the new book, Tomatoland, by Barry Estabrook If ever there were a plethora of reasons to grow your…

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16.01.11 | Ilona Erwin | 4 Comments

Not Your Usual Tomato Post

do as I say + garden chores + tomatoes

The tomato is probably tops in what people want to grow for their dining table. It is just a guess, but due to the lack of good tomatoes available in groceries and the many ways we use them in our cuisine, that seems like a safe guess. So garden articles, posts, and even books, are…

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05.10.10 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Were The Tomatoes Worth It in 2010?

do as I say + tomatoes

Sadly, to me, this year they were not worth the money and work invested; although I would always plant them. There is nothing as good as a well grown, homegrown tomato, and that is reason enough to try anew each year. It isn’t the tomato plants fault that I had a less than stellar year,…

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12.07.10 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Growing Organic

Food + tomatoes + Vegetable garden

Just to underline the fact that there is more than one reason to “grow your own” and that organic methods are the best way to do that. clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com It’s happening to crops in the United States, too. In 2004, Donald Davis, PhD, a former researcher with the Biochemical Institute at the University of…

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08.03.10 | Ilona Erwin | 3 Comments

Tip-toeing into Spring

2010 + seed starting + tomatoes

I went to the Home and Garden show last Wednesday – it sure was crowded. One benefit was that I purchased some tomato seeds to start. This year is particularly good year to have a later start on indoor seeds, since the harsh winter is still with us here (even though temperatures are rising and…

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29.03.09 | Ilona Erwin | 1 Comment

all creation begins with a seed

The Garden Effect : Soul + tomatoes

throughout the latest 2-day spring deluge, i was confined to the back porch starting seeds both for my own garden use, plus a tray or two to promote and sell heirloom tomatoes… they are by far the best tasting tomatoes, plus you can save seeds and they will easily acclimate to your garden climate, wherever…

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24.03.09 | Ilona Erwin | 3 Comments

Coneflower Gardens Make Progress

Garden blogs + tomatoes + Vegetable garden

I loved Coneflowers depiction of how her garden is progressing. She is making raised beds, and has pictures of her pretty tomato seedlings- all looking fine and thrifty.“The recommended perfect soil is 1/3 blended compost, 1/3 vermiculite, and 1/3 peat moss” … mine would be filled differently just the garden loam with peatmoss and halfmade…

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17.02.09 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Oh Darling- You Will LOVE This

Frugal Tips + tomatoes

This video is for anyone who is interested in saving seeds, particularly tomato seeds, but it is most especially for my husband. Handyman has been very interested in Survival blogs and their know how… and ( happily for me) has voiced interest in helping me garden this year. This is good news, I’m tellin’ ya….

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15.10.08 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Tomatoes- Final Verdict 2008

2008 + tomatoes + Vegetable garden

I like heirloom tomatoes, generally, but this year was not the best for growing tomatoes. We had wet conditions that made planting late. I grew types new to me. We had a very dry late season. I got tomatoes- but not the way I like them. I used to be very predictable when planting tomatoes:…

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