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A Growing Tradition

http://www.agrowingtradition.com/

The journal of a gardener who hopes to carry on and pass on a tradition of growing food started by his father many years ago.

• Added on: Sep 25th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Thomas
• Listed in: Green Food & Drink
• Tags: recipes homesteading gardening organic agriculture vegetables

Recent Posts

• A Message from Seed Savers Exchange

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 22:16 in seed box

  The folks at Seed Savers Exchange noticed my post last weekend regarding their 2010 catalog and sent me an email, which I'm happy to share with all of you here:Thomas - congratulations on your excellent blog and thank you for profiling our 2010 seed ...

• Welcoming the Winter Garden

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 21:39 in Herbs, garlic, peas, cranberries, salad greens, winter gardening, winter crops, starfruit

  It's official. The winter garden is finally here. When I broke ground in late July, I really had no idea what to expect from my garden when December rolled around. All in all, I'm really happy with how things have turned out and I'm glad that my c...

• Homemade Slug Control

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 22:29 in garden pests

  This weekend, I finally decided to do something about the slugs in my garden. Luckily, they only seem to be active in one of my mini hoop houses right now and the damage doesn't appear to be too severe. Earlier in the week, I tried to get some Slug...

• This Week\'s Harvest - From Fall to Winter

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 08:08 in carrots, peas, beets, radishes, salad greens, fall gardening, winter gardening, asian greens, fall crops, fall harvest, weekly harvest

  Carrot (Nantes) harvest.As I collected the last of November's harvest this past weekend, I began to realize that the next few weeks will serve as a kind of transitional period - my fall garden is slowly developing into a winter garden. Saturday was ...

• That Time of Year - 2010 Seed Catalogs

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 13:40 in seed box

  It's HERE! The first of many to come I hope. And this is a goodie. I love the cover. It's quite fitting since Seed Savers Exchange is well known for its selection of heirloom tomatoes. I purchased my garlic from the company/organization and was ...

• November Garden Update - Hoop House Tour

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 13:38 in swiss chard, kale, salad greens, fall gardening, winter gardening, winter crops, fall crops

  I thought I'd do a quick update on some of the veggies I have growing under cover at the moment. Looking back on these past 3 months, despite some snow flurries in early October, our fall weather has been very much on the side of the gardener this y...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Julia Kelly

What stunning photos. There is nothing so wonderful as seeing someone wholly in love with their garden. Trust me, it's contagious. Keep up the great work.

Posted: September 29th, 2009 | More Reviews From MidwestMom | Report This Comment

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