Ruth Axtell Morren
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| Heirloom tomato medley |
This time of year is seed catalogue season! For those of us
who love to watch green things grow, there’s nothing more fun than looking at
all the luscious vegetables, fruits and flowers in those catalogues. It gives
us a little taste of spring long before we can actually experience it. It makes
us start to think of our own gardens and what we may or may not do this year.
Any new vegetables we’d like to attempt? I’ve been trying different types of
heirloom tomatoes for the past few years. Believe me, growing tomatoes in
northeastern Maine is a hit or miss affair. With a short growing season, cool
or foggy summers and frost sometimes hitting as early as the end of August, we
count ourselves very fortunate if we’re able to harvest a few tomatoes. The
last couple of summers have been quite good, with no frost till sometime in
September. And there’s nothing like a homegrown tomato, so I’ll keep trying!
Here are a
few photos of last season’s vegetable garden. I love bulbs and other perennial
flowers as well, but the vegetable garden is the real challenge!
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| Sugar snap pea blossom |
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| Peppers, miniature eggplant, heirloom tomatoes & pineapple tomatillos |
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| Mesclun |
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| How does your garden grow? |
My Love
Inspired Historical this month is about a Downeast Maine farmer, Gideon
Jakeman. His quiet strength and patience are what first attract the heroine,
when she returns to Maine destitute and friendless.
Hope you
enjoy it!
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