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Seed Starting Times for Zone 5

Seed Starting Times for Zone 5

Download Chart Here This chart will help you determine the best time to start vegetable seeds indoors for Zone 5. …
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Pre-Season Garden Planning

Pre-Season Garden Planning

“Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the…
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Simple and Delicious Heirloom Tomato Tart Recipe

Simple and Delicious Heirloom Tomato Tart Recipe

It’s definitely tomato-time! The vines at the 2nd Street Chicken Ranch are heavy with tomatoes — of all sizes and…
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Easy Seed Saving for the Home Gardener

Easy Seed Saving for the Home Gardener

Note: This post was updated in September 2021. With the garden planted, I’m eagerly awaiting the fruits of my labor: …
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What’s Wrong with My Tomatoes? Five Common Conditions Not to Worry (Too Much) About

What’s Wrong with My Tomatoes? Five Common Conditions Not to Worry (Too Much) About

Summer is finally here in north Idaho, and so far, the tomato crop is looking good. The normally cold and…
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When & How to Plant Tomatoes for a Bountiful Harvest

When & How to Plant Tomatoes for a Bountiful Harvest

Spring is such a fickle time of year in north Idaho. One day we are basking in delightfully warm 70 degree…
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I'm growing a "winter" tomato this year! What's that? Ah, it's a beautiful, little paste tomato from the hillsides of Mount Vesuvious in Italy: Pianollo del Vesuvio. Pianollo translates to hanging, and that's exactly how the large clusters of fruit are stored...for months, in Italy. The fruit becomes sweeter, the longer it hangs. I love growing something new and have been intrigued by these tomatoes since seeing them packed in jars of saltwater in a deli in Rome a few years ago (still kicking myself for not buying a jar). My hopes are high this season, as I have five plants in the ground. Stocky, indeterminate plants only grow to 36 to 48 inches. I discovered another seed source and ordered three more types. If they produce, plants will be available next year for all to grow winter tomatoes!#thecoeurdalenecoop #italiantomatoes #pianollodelvesuvius #winterstoragetomatoes ... See MoreSee Less

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I'm growing a "winter" tomato this year! What's th I'm growing a "winter" tomato this year! What's that? Ah, it's a beautiful, little paste tomato from the hillsides of Mount Vesuvious in Italy: Pianollo del Vesuvio. Pianollo translates to hanging, and that's exactly how the large clusters of fruit are stored...for months, in Italy. The fruit becomes sweeter, the longer it hangs. I love growing something new and have been intrigued by these tomatoes since seeing them packed in jars of saltwater in a deli in Rome a few years ago (still kicking myself for not buying a jar). My hopes are high this season, as I have five plants in the ground. Stocky, indeterminate plants only grow to 36 to 48 inches. I discovered another seed source and ordered three more types. If they produce, plants will be available next year for all to grow winter tomatoes!

#thecoeurdalenecoop 
#italiantomatoes 
#pianollodelvesuvius 
#winterstoragetomatoes
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