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Tomato Problems: How to Identify 7 Common Conditions

Tomato Problems: How to Identify 7 Common Conditions

Every July, my inbox fills with messages from worried gardeners: “My blossoms are falling!” “My tomato cracked!” “Why is it…
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Seven Pro Tips for Growing Great Tomatoes This Year

Seven Pro Tips for Growing Great Tomatoes This Year

Here’s a gardening truth – just about everyone grows tomatoes, and why not? Nothing compares to the flavor of a…
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Abiotic vs. Biotic: How to Decode Problems in Your Garden

Abiotic vs. Biotic: How to Decode Problems in Your Garden

Ah, the garden—always full of surprises. You think you’ve got the bugs and blight under control, but then your plants…
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How to Prevent and Manage Blossom End Rot in Your Garden

How to Prevent and Manage Blossom End Rot in Your Garden

Our recent extreme temperatures are causing a lot of stress in the garden, not only for the plants but for…
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Podcast #11: How to Grow Tomatoes, Part 2

Podcast #11: How to Grow Tomatoes, Part 2

In this second part of the Growing Tomatoes Primer, I continue the conversation about growing healthy, productive tomato plants. I’ll…
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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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Cleaning garlic. 🧄 It's slow going, but a perfect way to spend a summer afternoon. Tops and roots are trimmed, and loose papers sluffed off. This garlic was harvested in early July and is curing nicely outside on racks in the shade, but it's not fully cured. It still needs a few more weeks to continue to dry, before the final stem trimming and bagging in mesh nets for storage.Of course, I'm also sorting out the biggest and best bulbs for replanting in October. 🧄#thecoeurdalenecoop#growinggarlic#organicgarlic#saynotostorebought#garliclover ... See MoreSee Less

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Cleaning garlic. 🧄 It's slow going, but a perfect Cleaning garlic. 🧄 It's slow going, but a perfect way to spend a summer afternoon. Tops and roots are trimmed, and loose papers sluffed off. 

This garlic was harvested in early July and is curing nicely outside on racks in the shade, but it's not fully cured. It still needs a few more weeks to continue to dry, before the final stem trimming and bagging in mesh nets for storage.

Of course, I'm also sorting out the biggest and best bulbs for replanting in October. 🧄

#thecoeurdalenecoop
#growinggarlic
#organicgarlic
#saynotostorebought
#garliclover
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