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Tag Archives: black krim
Spring Fever or (Im)patience is a Virtue
“Visions of ripening tomatoes burrow into my brain…” Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged black krim, Blackberry Winter, compost, compost tea, DIY, food, garden, gardening, grow your own, growing tomatoes, heirloom tomato, heirloom tomatoes, home, homegrown tomatoes, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, photography, spring, Suburban garden, suburban gardening, tomato, tomatoes, weather
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Tips for Tastier Tomatoes
We have limited space in the suburban garden that is the Squirrels’ Nest so tomatoes are awarded prime real estate. Most every other plant is incidental, and subservient to the placement of the tomato plants. “Watermelon this year?” Ms. Professor may … Continue reading
What Kind of Sandwich?!?
We’re in the heat of tomato harvesting. And eating. BLTs, Caprese Salads, Fresh Salsa, Omelets, etc etc. I’m not saying I’m tired of fresh homegrown tomatoes. I’m just saying I’m looking for a little variety…spice of life, and all that. … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachia, backyard, black krim, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, nostalgia, Ohio River Valley, peanut butter, recipes, summer, tomato
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End of Month View-August 2014
August ended the way it usually does for us in this part of the Ohio River Valley–Hot, humid, a thunderstorm or two. The days are noticeably shorter now, and the plants have noticed. A burst of productivity in the vegetable … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, black krim, bugs, cleome, Cleome hassleriana, compost, coneflower, daisies, daisy, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, landscape, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, pepper, propagate, romanian pepper, rudbeckia, summer, tomato, vegetable, vegetable garden
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Summer Betwixt 2 Slices of Bread
Ben’s Southern Summer Tomato Sandwich This sandwich is almost too simple. But also easy to screw up. Ingredients are the key to this southern sandwich’s culinary mysticism. You need: White bread. Soft, white bread. The kind of white bread everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged black krim, farming, flower garden, heirloom, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, recipe, south, southern, tomato, tomato sandwich, vegetable, vegetable garden
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We Seek the Black Krim
It’s our first year planting the heirloom variety tomato, Black Krim. We’re excited! The one pictured is just starting to ripen and we’re curious how long it will be before it develops that lovely deep, dark crimson. We’ve had a … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, black krim, farming, flower garden, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, propagate, tomato, vegetable, vegetable garden
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Ode to Homegrown Tomatoes & Tips for Growing Same
Only two things that money can’t buy and that’s True Love and Homegrown Tomatoes. ~Guy Clark. We’re trying a few different varieties of tomato this year including Black Krim and Cherokee Purple. Bringing back many old faves, as well, including … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, black krim, brandywine, garden, gardening, gardening tips, growing tomatoes, heirloom, heirloom tomato, heirloom tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes, Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, spring, tomato, tomatoes, vegetable, vegetable garden
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