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Fall Tomato Care

October 2, 2023 hilary dahl

Homegrown tomato plants supported by the Freyr garden trellis — *Tomato plants supported by vertical strings on a Freyr trellis.*

There are very few vegetable gardens without tomato plants. Unless you’re allergic, it’s hard to imagine why you wouldn’t want them. A healthy tomato plant is beautiful, bountiful and provides a quality of fruit that is virtually impossible to get from a store (although possible to get from a farm stand). Regardless of the length of your tomato harvest season, it’s always a priority to extend it as much as possible.

Saving your flower seeds

October 6, 2022 hilary dahl

**Scabiosa seed** collected from a seed head that dried out on the plant.

Seed saving is the art of collecting the seed from your crop and using it in subsequent seasons to grow new plants. If you want to ease your way into seed saving, some of the simplest crops to save are annual flowers!

Freezing the harvest

September 20, 2022 hilary dahl

Freezing tomatoes — We mix a variety of tomatoes in our frozen sauce! Photo from our newest gardening book, Grow More Food!

There are many ways to process and store tomatoes, but freezing has become our preferred technique. Check out this tutorial for the easiest way to extend your home-grown tomato harvest!

Episode 109: Cucumbers

October 19, 2021 hilary dahl

Socrates, a burpless cucumber variety growing in a greenhouse on a string trellis. Photo by Hilary Dahl for our newest how-to gardening book, Grow More Food — Socrates, a burpless cucumber variety growing in a greenhouse on a string trellis.
Photo by Hilary Dahl for our newest how-to gardening book, *Grow More Food*

Everything you wanted to know about cucumbers but were afraid to ask. We dig into the history of the cucumber, it's botanical curiosities and why you should start succession planting them.

Fall 2021 New Season Preview Mini-Episode!

September 30, 2021 hilary dahl

Late-summer garden harvest from Hilary and Colin’s home garden

After an extended hiatus, we’re back and ready to bring you some amazing new episodes of the Encyclopedia Botanica Podcast!

Mid-Summer Succession Planting

July 1, 2020 hilary dahl

fall beets and carrots_Seattle Urban Farm Co_Hilary Dahl

Mid-July brings warmer weather to many regions, and this weather brings the end of pea season. It’s also the time when garlic and onions (bulbing alliums) have matured and are ready to be pulled from the garden to make room for another crop. So...what’s next? Just when you thought your garden was full and it was time to sit back and enjoy the bounty, it’s time to start planting again! There’s rarely a dull moment in a high-yield vegetable garden!

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