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The amount of food we are growing in this small garden is incredible

waterstick grow systemMay 24th 2014   The amount of food we are growing in this small garden is incredible. Growing this much food so close together keeps the weeds from growing. I think so far, I’ve picked 2 small weeds from the garden just using 2 fingers. The garden is producing so much lettuce, my Wife and I are eating a large salad every day and still have extra we’ve been giving away to friends and neighbors. We did find out one thing. Instead of crisping your lettuce in a large bowl with water in the refrigerator, if you rinse the lettuce with water and put it in a plastic grocery bag in the refrigerator, both the Green AND Red Romaine crisp up nicely and stay fresher longer than keeping them in a bowl of water. I am now a HUGE fan of Red Romaine. You can count on it being in my Fall garden this year !

The 12 Tomato Plants in the new garden are growing nicely

waterstick grow systemMay 24th 2014   The 12 Tomato Plants in the new garden are growing nicely. There are 3 Rutgers, 3 Celebrity, 3 Early Girl, and 3 Health Kick. I have NEVER grown any of these varieties of Tomatoes before. I have been growing Better Boy and Husky Cherry Red Tomatoes for decades. I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and try the WaterStick, Super42Vitalizer, and BUG JUICE on something I have never grown before.

This photo was taken right before giving these plants a dose of BUG JUICE. I will wait 3 days, then give them a dose of Super42Vitalizer. I will take another photo 24 hours after I give these plants the Super42Vitalizer and post it in a future Blog.

The Better Boy Tomato Plants

grow big plantsMay 24th 2014   The Better Boy Tomato Plants have grown quite a bit in the last 3 weeks. Now that they are this big, you will really notice how much bigger and bushier the plants get after you give them their weekly doses of Super42Vitalizer and BUG JUICE. Soon these plants will be huge and full of tomatoes. This photo was taken right before giving these plants a dose of BUG JUICE. I will wait 3 days, then give them a dose of Super42Vitalizer. I will take another photo 24 hours after I give these plants the Super42Vitalizer and post it in a future Blog.

Growing Red Romaine Lettuce

Gardens_05-03-2014_09May 03, 2014 This is the first year I’ve grown Red Romaine Lettuce. It tastes GREAT !!! The leaves seem to pretty much grow straight up, and makes picking individual leaves much easier than the Green Romaine. The one “downside” if you call it that, is that the Red Romaine is not as thick as the Green, and does not crisp-up as much as the Green. The fantastic flavor of the Red MORE than makes up for it not getting as crispy as the Green. As you can see in this photo (from left to right), the Red Romaine, Green Romaine, and Spinach are all doing wonderful. A great healthy salad doesn’t get any fresher than this.

Better Boy Tomato Plants

Gardens_05-03-2014_01May 03, 2014 In the original garden we have planted 2 Better Boy Tomato Plants, 16 Bell Pepper Plants, Red Romaine, Green Romaine, Spinach, and Norland Potatoes. The new garden has 12 Tomato Plants. 3 Rutgers, 3 Celebrity, 3 Early Girl, and 3 Health Kick. Everything seems to be doing well.