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July Zone 9A Garden Update – Peppers and Hot Weather

July Zone 9A Garden Update – Peppers and Hot Weather

Are y'all ready for a July Zone 9A garden update? I've been busy trying to keep my pepper and tomato plants alive with the scorching temperature. The sun is taking a toll and sunscalding a lot of my peppers. *Note to self...invest in shade cloth for next year. Bell...

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How to Repot Seedlings

How to Repot Seedlings

I started all of my tomato and pepper seeds in June for my fall garden and now it is time to repot those pepper and tomato seedlings into larger pots. The seed starting cells are too small for adequate root development and I like to place the seedlings in a more...

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June Garden Results Plus Fall Garden Seed Starting

June Garden Results Plus Fall Garden Seed Starting

June was a busy month with lots of picking produce from the garden. The temperatures have been in the mid 90's and while most of the country is getting really started with their gardens, gardening in zone 9A is more challenging with the hot days. The tomatoes have...

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What is Blossom End Rot?

What is Blossom End Rot?

The first year I ever grew tomatoes, I remember being so excited to see my vines loaded with tomatoes only to discover this big black massive spot on the bottom of the tomatoes. What in the world was happening? I have since grown many tomatoes and learned from...

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Garden Fresh Salsa Recipe

Garden Fresh Salsa Recipe

Today I am focused on using the harvest! There have been so many wonderful tomatoes and jalapenos harvested from the garden this week and these are perfect for making fresh salsa. Our house consumes a lot of salsa from traditional chips and salsa to accompaniments to...

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A Gift for the Outdoors Man FREE PRINTABLE

A Gift for the Outdoors Man FREE PRINTABLE

I have a lot of avid outdoors men and women in my family and sometimes they are hard to shop for; I've come up a DIY gift idea for shooting aficionado. What do you get the avid outdoors man, target shooter, nerf gun aficionado, paintball player, or hunter who has...

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