growing tomatoes

A New Leaf

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I am an absolute sucker for old-style plant catalogs. Sure, vendors offer greater variety online, and I always order that way, but there is something irresistible about all of those vibrant flowers, fruits and vegetables. They demand your full attention and all but leap off the pages, making it clear that their ultimate intention is … Read more

Tomato Angst

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TOMATO ANGST             I grow lots of plants –roses that leap to new altitudes every year and daylilies in ever-expanding clumps.  My hellebores regularly give birth to numerous offspring and the hardy geraniums thrive.  If I believed in green thumbs, I might justifiably say that I have one. But no matter what I do, I … Read more