My San Marzano Tomato plants definitely produced like champs this year.  The only issue is that half of the fruit was pretty cavernous.  Did anyone else have the same experience?  Does anyone know what to do to avoid this in the future?  Thanks
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One of my friends knows that I am very much interested in bees and coordinated an afternoon excursion at a community garden on the Charles (Boston, MA).  We met with a veteran beekeeper who showed us a number of his hives and was generous enough to share some of his homemade mead.  Oh, and he let us spin the honey extractor....just... ...see more

A family trip took me to Niagra-on-the-Lake this past Labor Day.  It is a picture perfect town (hopefully you can tell by the photos that I have loaded)...very low key - lots of nice folks, good food, and pretty good wine (for that particular part of the globe).  What really surprised us were the restaurant flower planters... ...see more

Already looking to next year, my father supplied me with an assortment of heirloom tomatoes to evaluate for 2013 planting.  As there was plenty to share with others, I invited a couple of my community garden friends to come over to taste test the offerings.  We enjoyed them all, but I particularly liked the green and orange... ...see more

Although I didn't end up with too many potatoes, they were just enough for breakfast one morning.  Add a little rosemary from the garden along with garlic, olive oil, and some salt....and you get some very tasty roasted potatoes.  For breakfast I like a nice egg over easy to go with them...yum!

About a month ago I noticed a volunteer tomato plant sprouting amongst a line of marigolds.  It held tough and even began fruiting.  Now I have some ripe tomatoes that I don't recognize.  They are somewhat square and orangey red (maybe they'll be more red if I let them ripen up a bit more.  Usually I plant sweet 100s, sungold,... ...see more

Lots of catching up on Glog entries...2 months behind!
I was finally able to harvest my potatoes in early August...not too much to show for my effort.  However, I will try again next year...perhaps I'll double the burlap bag so as to make it a bit stronger....hopefully that'll do it.
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Luckily, we have BNAN (Boston Natural Area Networks) here in Boston.  They do all sorts of outdoor programming and support community gardening within the city limits.  On the morning of July 28th, they led a Foraging Walk through parts of the South End.  I was able to join them for only an hour and still was able to learn... ...see more

Every year I seem to make it through a few small pickling cuke harvests...and then the squirrels catch on.  Oddly enough they enjoy taunting me with cuke carcasses that they like to leave on my garden fence.  Hopefully I'll get a few more before they do!

Last week a friend of mine organized an outing at the Lyman Estate (built in 1793).  What's not to like about spending a clear summer night on lovely grounds (with a greenhouse!) for a showing of the Princess Bride (which is surprisingly timeless)?  I have provided a few shots of the historic home, which was open for touring... ...see more

I was at the market on Saturday and came across a red, smooth-skinned avocado.  I figured that is was worth a try...a little food adventure for a slow weekend morning.  It was perfectly ripe - my knife cut through the meat so easily, revealing a nice looking color.  I was eager to taste this new variety (at least new to me),... ...see more

I was able to pick Japanese eggplant, green bush beans, peas, cherry tomatoes, hot peppers, cucumbers, and a ton of herbs.  Oh, and my garden neighbor gave me a summer squash and a HUMUNGOID zucchini, which will probably turn into zucchini bread (unless you all have some better ideas for it).  :-)