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This is it. A deep freeze two nights in a row has ended the 2015 gardening season here in the Northwest foothills of New Jersey. Welcome to the final ‘Garden Update’ of 2015. I’m sure I’ll do a “greatest hits” summary of the season in the coming weeks, but this will be the last weekly […] The ‘2015 Tomato Season’ officially comes to an end Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, October 10, 2015. The ‘before’ above, the ‘after’ below. The tomato season came to an end, as I pulled what remained of the plants that had been so productive this summer. The fall crop of radishes were also harvested. […] Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden – Saturday, September 19, 2015. Sorry I’m late in posting this, but I’ve been busy with house guests over the past few days. It appears the 2015 tomato season is finally winding down, and with nearly perfect weather, what a great season it was! That means fall peppers, […] Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, September 6, 2015. It’s been a busy Labor Day weekend so far, and it’s only Sunday. I’ve haven’t managed a lot of ‘lounging around’ due to garden and yard work, and have to run out right now to gather up canning supplies for many, many more jars of […] Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, August 22, 2015. The 2015 garden season continues strong – and wet, and hot! Weather all year has been nearly perfect, if anything maybe a little too wet, especially this week. A freak downpour Thursday night dumped over two inches of rain in a couple of hours on […] Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, August 15, 2015. Another good week for growing in the garden, and much progress was made on the second season. Some of the fall crops – the Bolero carrots, Nero Tondo radishes, summer squash, green beans, dill and kohlrabi are planted. But a couple of surprise thunderstorms this […] Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, August 8, 2015. Knock on wood… the weather this 2015 gardening season has been spectacular for growing. Let’s hope it keeps up like this for the rest of the year. Spent some time harvesting, weeding, turning soil & preparing for additional garden activity this week. The seeds from […] Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, August 2, 2015. This week I’ve begun preparation for the ‘second season’ in the garden. The green beans – which had maxed out in their production over a week ago – have been pulled, as have the zucchini & yellow squash plants. They’ll be replanted for a second […] |