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Previously, watermelon has not done particularly well in our garden – generally the growing season’s over before the watermelon are ripe. However, this year I used the old heirloom variety called Crimson Sweet, and we’ve been happily eating watermelon for several weeks. Crimson Sweet is described as an AAS winner (1964) that’s crisp and sweet; has medium-red [...] Continue reading Watermelon Success  Last year, our neighbors suggested we pick their raspberry patch while they were vacationing, so the “raspberries wouldn’t go to waste”. In one week, we picked and froze (see Sealing In Summer Flavor) enough raspberries to keep us supplied with delicious jam, cobbler, and pie over the winter. Since raspberries are perennial (come back every [...] Continue reading A Raspberry Patch  Flowering Rhubarb Last year I put in a few rhubarb plants, and as I was walking through the garden this weekend, I noticed they were putting up flower stalks. I’ve grown rhubarb before, but I’d actually forgotten about the strange looking stalks. So, I decided to brush up on rhubarb. Where It’s Grown Rhubarb can be [...] Continue reading Growing Rhubarb |
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