Garden
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Tomatopedia: Gold rush currant tomato- a pretty little hassle
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Each year I plant a few new tomato varieties so I could test them. This year one of the newly tested varieties was “Goldrush currant”. As it was labeled as “cherry tomato” I knew I had to expect an indeterminate, bushy…
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Peter pepper- the dirtiest pepper in the garden
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A few years back I got a couple of seeds of the unusually shaped chili pepper which after first sowing became one of my favorite peppers and a display pepper which brings giggles from each person that sees it. Peter pepper…
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Cleome – spider flower
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Cleome is a beautiful flower from the family of Cleomaceae(order Brassicales).Although it was believed this plant belongs to the caper family, with a closer look into DNA structure scientists discovered that this plant belongs to the Brassicales order and was…
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Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
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Hollyhock- a biannual plant from the family of Malvaceaes is a Eurasia native flower that has been a part of our grandmothers’ gardens for many years.This plant is native to the Mediterranean type of climate, but it has adapted really well…
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Tomatopedia: Indigo rose- the purple garden beauty
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A few years back I came across some Indigo rose seeds. I’ve sown them and was amazed by the wonderful color of this tomato. Beautiful little purple balls on a bright green plant soon turned into a real center display among all…