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Fall colors are here
What’s this – cool temperatures? Leaves turning and falling? The Gardens of Eatin’ aren’t finished by a long shot and yet it seems fall has decided to shove aside summer like a little brother and showcase its autumn colors. Taking cue, these Swiss Chard almost … Continue reading
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Where have these bean all our lives?
Red Noodle yard-long beans? Rattlesnake snap beans? …any surprise? Ted continues to dish out some head-scratchers as the harvest continues. Cut straight from the vine out of the Vegetable Heirloom and Ornatmental gardens, these beans, as with everything else from the Gardens … Continue reading
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Run-of-the-mill melons? Hardly.
Ted’s crew snipped out many more melons from the patch this week (Ted wasn’t exactly sure how many) - a variety of Moon and Stars and Shiny Boys that continue to ripen as leaves start to fall. “The Shiny Boys came … Continue reading
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Harvest update in the Gardens of Eatin’
More from the gardens! A stroll through the Home Demonstration these days gives some appetizing views – much of what was planted a few short months ago is finally producing for Ted and the Arboretum restaurant. These Swenson Reds Grapes, … Continue reading
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Worth the wait
Patience, of course, is a virtue, and it’s thanks to Ted’s own vigilant prudence that the Arboretum is finally eating out of the Patch. Weeks of wait, and a few early taste-tests, have finally heralded a solid harvest of watermelons, … Continue reading
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Chile pepper stonewalls challengers
Bhut Jolokia’s reputation as the hottest pepper on earth was finally put to the test yesterday, as Arboretum grounds employees clipped a sample from the Gardens of Eatin’ Ornamental Garden and brought it to morning break as a snack. Also known as … Continue reading
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So close you can taste it
Following lead from the ground and cherry tomatoes, the Pumpkin Patch is showing promise for this year’s summer harvest. Ted and his crew hand-picked “Faerie” watermelons near the LearningCenter this morning, finally separating the 2012 All-America Selections from their vines. … Continue reading
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Finally Eatin’!
Ted’s Aunt Molly ground cherry tomatoes (picked fresh from the Ornamental Garden in the Home Demonstration area) top this colorful salad at the Arboretum Restaurant. Says Ted: “Expect a lot more of that in the next coming weeks.”
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The beetle battle continues
Amid harvests of cherry and ground tomatoes, Ted’s crew still continues to fight the advance of Japanese Beetles in Home Domonstration. Each day armed to the teeth with rubbing alcohol and spritzers, the crew diligently makes rounds in the gardens, … Continue reading
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The corn gets visitors…
It’s not often that mere plants can humble even hardened gardeners, but it just takes a stroll through the Harvest Gardens these days to feel small in the face of heirloom corn. Stretching to the sky at dizzying heights above … Continue reading
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