Tag Archives: Long Island

Growing Vegetables- Spring 2014- Part 5

Posted on June 5, 2014 by joeref

If you are on Long Island in New York you know that spring is now in full bloom and summer is just a few weeks away.  The weather by and large has been pleasant and pretty good for growing vegetables.  … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for Growing Season 2014-Part 1

Posted on March 12, 2014 by joeref

Hello Gardeners!  It’s almost time to get your vegetable garden rolling for the 2014 growing season here on Long Island New York.  After the miserable winter we’ve suffered through,  it’s exciting to think of warmer days strolling the island beaches, … Continue reading →

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Rumblings…Ramblings and Musings…2013 in Review

Posted on January 1, 2014 by joeref

An odd sort of year was 2013.  Bizarre and extreme politics in Washington DC.  Everything New York Sports in the tank.  The tomato blight. Wacky dangerous weather.  Business doing better but not seeing any real breakthrough till way later in … Continue reading →

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The Tomato Blight Continues to Haunt Long Island Farmers & Gardeners

Posted on September 2, 2013 by joeref

I’ve been growing tomatoes in the Greenlawn Organic Gardens for the last 10 years or so.  The first 5 years our crop was so huge that we were giving tomatoes away to everyone we knew.  We were making sauce practically … Continue reading →

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