Daily Archives: September 21, 2011

Fall Clean Up – Cleaning Tomato Cages

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Christy

With another tomato season drifting into the past, it’s time to clean up the cages and put them away for the winter. If you are one of the fortunate few whose tomatoes were not struck with blight and
plan on surviving into January, ignore this post. For the rest of us, here’s what to do:

1) Pull off all plant debris

2) Set your tomato cages in the sun away from your growing area

3) Hose down the cages with water
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Harvesting Watermelons

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Christy

Just in the nick of time, our watermelons are ready to harvest before summer ends. How do you know they’re ready?  Consider this post to be a companion piece to our watermelon Tip of the Week Podcast, visual aid style, that illustrates the tell-tale sign that watermelon is
ready for harvest.

There are old wives tales about the sound that watermelons are supposed to make when ripe. You can also look at the underside of the melon to check whether …
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