Category Archives: Tomatoes

“A Normal Garden”

Posted on June 20, 2013 by itfarmer

After years of telling myself to cut back, I’ve finally managed to plant a much smaller, much more “normal” sized garden. It’s amazingly simple to maintain, and I only have to move the sprinkler once per watering to cover all … Continue reading →

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Towering Tomatoes & Number5

Posted on May 20, 2013 by itfarmer

I’ve been starting tomatoes in my greenhouse for several years now, but I’ve just now learned something new: If you start tomatoes too early, it seems to stunt their growth. The tomatoes above were the last that I planted, and … Continue reading →

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Trays All In

Posted on April 26, 2013 by itfarmer

This year I managed to get all of my tomato and pepper seeds started at roughly the same time. I started all of these trays in my home during the germination stage, and they were placed around every available window. A few … Continue reading →

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Tomato Trials, Winter Wrap-Up

Posted on March 22, 2013 by itfarmer

The winter blues finally got the best of me, and so I gave in, and started planting seeds early. I told myself I was doing a tomato trial of sorts, rounding up seeds from years past and plugging them into … Continue reading →

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Half Way There !

Posted on May 31, 2012 by itfarmer

I’ve got about 40 cucumber plants in the first row, with weed blocking fabric to save me lots of time. The second row contains a mix of winter squashes, such as Butternut and Table Ace squash. The third row contains … Continue reading →

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My Sea of Green has Arrived

Posted on May 25, 2012 by itfarmer

Fierce Competition for Sunlight – Tomato Plants Things have been pretty busy on the farm, but there is one truth that is self evident: The shelves in the greenhouse are covered in a healthy green mass of plants yearning for … Continue reading →

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Up Close

Posted on May 14, 2012 by itfarmer

I often struggle to document all of the detail I see with my eyes. I have a pretty good camera, but I can’t always get this amazing device to show the world what I’m looking at. Every once in a … Continue reading →

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A Year of Growth: 2011

Posted on December 31, 2011 by itfarmer

Another year has passed on the farm, and as the old year passes by, it leaves changes much like a glacier grinding and pushing its way to the sea. 2011 brought lots of new equipment and experiences to the farm, … Continue reading →

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Storage and Seeds

Posted on November 7, 2011 by itfarmer

While the warm season harvest may be over, there is lots of work pertaining to the warm season left to do. One of the biggest challenges is organizing all of the food that was packed away. The canned items should … Continue reading →

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Tis the Season for Picking

Posted on September 26, 2011 by itfarmer

I’ve been trying to keep up with the ripening tomatoes since the first red alert cherries appeared, but somewhere along that timeline I fell pretty far behind, and my garden that used to be a sea of green has been … Continue reading →

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