Kerry’s Garden

The rain we have been getting has really helped everything look great. I just love all the colors this time of year.

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This is the third spring for this rose. I believe I am going to try my hand at propagation this year. I’m leaning towards bending one of the branches over and burying it after a light scraping of the bark and a touch of rooting powder. Perhaps by next spring I will [...]

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The tomato seeds are in their little beds. I planted 1-2 cups of each variety with about 10-20 seed in each. In a few weeks these will be thinned 1 plant to a cup except for the patio toms which will have a couple of neighbors. I turned the heat aka 75 [...]

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My yearly order from Tomato Growers Supply Co came yesterday. I like to get my seeds started by the first of April so the timing is perfect.
This year I am going with two favorites (Big Beef and Florida Basket) and two varieties I’ve never tried (Applause and Tumbling Tom). As a bonus TGS [...]

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I had a friend come over and pick raspberries on Thursday morning. On Friday morning I picked and ended up with about 6 cups. I picked this morning and now have a gallon of berries waiting for me to decide what to do with them. Half will probably be frozen and [...]

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A couple of weeks ago I went to get something out of the almost 20 year old chest freezer for dinner. As soon as I opened the lid it collapsed and a bunch of water poured out. What I had not realized was that the small cracks that had developed on the underside [...]

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So I’ve been pondering what to do with the garlic I dug up a few days ago. I’ve tried the braid it and hang it routine but for what ever reason (I am guessing temps and humidity) that doesn’t work so well here. After pulling out what I want to replant this fall [...]

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