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Gardening

BlueToTheBone

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9. Year round gardening is the best!

Reply to lpbk2713 (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 08:54 PM

Jan 2014

I'm so happy for you. I chose this 4 season climate; but you are very lucky to have such a growing season that you can have fresh tomatoes in February!

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Random observation since this is a slow time of year in this group. [View all] lpbk2713 Dec 2013 OP

Winter tomatos in wisconsin bear the subtle bouquet of diesel fumes. Scuba Dec 2013 #1

There's no point in even trying to eat tomatoes in the winter. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #2

Canning is easy and fun. Yeah, you can't have em fresh but you can put them bye OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #4

We do a lot of canning, Mr.Bill Dec 2013 #6

By July my spring tomatoes are mostly burned up. lpbk2713 Dec 2013 #5

Ever since I read Tomatoland, Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #3

I agree. Winter tomatoes ripened Lex Dec 2013 #7

I do the same, as well as growing some myself. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #8

Year round gardening is the best! BlueToTheBone Jan 2014 #9

Thanks lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #10

have you tried heirlooms, even tastier than the "boys" you are growing bettyellen Jan 2014 #11