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‘Tis The Season – Tomato Hornworms (eek!)
If yesterday, your tomato plant looked healthy and lush… and today, it’s gone, and you say “What the heck happened overnight?!?” You’ve probably got tomato hornworms. You know, remember when those...
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Jarring Tomatoes – Harvest Season
It is always a little sad when Labor Day rolls around and the summer evenings turn cool and begin to hint at winter’s arrival. However, one of my favorite things about the beginning of fall is the...
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Summer Garden Update #1
Okay, okay. Technically, it’s not summer yet. But the roof deck is starting to shape up nicely. The first big surprise was one of our rose bushes, which is becoming more like a rose tree this year....
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Summer Garden Update #2
We have a lot of photos this time because there are so many interesting things happening on the deck. First, we’ve noticed that many things we seeded last year are coming back. We have wildflowers,...
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Summer Garden Update #4 : Baby Fruits
This post is primarily about baby fruits, of which there seem to be many on the deck! This is a dark cherry varietal we bought as a seedling. But we’re more excited about the Roma plants we grew from...
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Garden Update #6
We have so much basil – I really need to start making pesto with this! It’s harvest season. We have a rat munching on our tomatoes (not cool). It makes perfect sense, since Ridgewood has been overrun...
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Summer’s First Tomatoes
4.5 out of 5 stars The first tomatoes of the summer, fresh from the RD! And appropriately enough, the first Glorified Tomato post ever! For those unfamiliar, the RD stands for “Roof Deck”. As a Long...
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A Whole New World
This photo sums up our new life – cats, construction and food. We’ve been making pit stops on our way home, “food shopping” for delicious tomatoes and other vegetables from Maureen’s garden. (No...
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Beach 91st Street Community Garden
If I haven’t mentioned, I have a plot in the Beach 91st street community garden. It’s across the street from our house. There’s been two potluck garden dinners so far, where members bring dishes with...
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Episode 7: 4 Ideas for Tomatoes
Y’all, its too damn hot to cook!! My mom gave me a bunch of tomatoes and basil on Sunday and I thought “how can I eat all of these without turning on the oven?” Here are some simple recipes I came up...
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A look Inside Beach 91st Community Garden
The Beach 91st Street Community Garden is in full season. I wanted to share some photos of the delicious foods growing inside. But first, note the beautiful new fence that has replaced the plywood,...
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tomato olive salad
I’ve been making this tomato salad for a decade, at least. Gosh, that sounds like a long time doesn’t? The weather is getting colder and my inclination is to eat cheese, bread and meat but I’m really...
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Fried Green Tomatoes
It’s mid October and I still have tomatoes on the vine but they’re not turning red. I’ve noticed a few critters getting to some so I decided to take ’em as is and make fried green tomatoes! It was my...
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Tomato Talk
It would be completely inappropriate if I didn’t write about tomatoes before the end of the gardening season. I’m hoping all throughout August you’ve had an ample tomato harvest. Nothing compares to a...
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Glorified Stuffed Tomatoes
I often get my food inspiration on-site at the supermarket. I was in Key Food the other day and saw cute, tiny, orange habanero peppers. I thought it would be tasty to stuff them and make a spicy...
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Not So ‘Glorified’ Tomatoes
This August heat! Watering our gardens at this point in the season is crucial. We’ve spent months caring for our veggies and now it’s make or break. Inconsistent watering will affect your tomatoes. I’m...
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Why are your tomatoes still green?
When life gives you green tomatoes… fry them. I’m getting a hunch that most of my beefsteak and heirloom tomatoes will not ripen. You may be feeling this too. We had a slow start to the summer, temp....
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