Biting into a perfectly ripe ear of sweet corn is a summer rite of passage. There’s just something about the sweet, juicy flavor of sweet corn that instantly transports me back to my childhood. When I watch my children enjoying an ear of corn grown in our garden, I know that they are building a …
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The Sunset Runner Bean is beloved for its ability to bring beauty and a nutritious crop to your garden plot. The beautiful salmon pink colored blooms are unique to the sunset variety of runner bean. The vines can grow to be six feet tall and make a wonderful climbing vine for arbors and trellises. Continually …
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We have been planting heirlooms in the gardens at 1840 Farm since our first summer living here in 2006. It started simply enough with a few packets of heirloom tomato seeds. They had interesting names and stories that held our attention long before we had ever tasted an heirloom fruit or vegetable fresh from our …
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Over the last few weeks, I have immersed myself in seed catalogs and gardening history books. While it has taken some time, I have finally narrowed down my wish list of varieties to include in The 1840 Farm Heirloom Seed Collection for 2013. All of the seeds offered in our collection will be non-GMO, heirloom …
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If you’re looking for a tomato to thrive in the summer heat, look no further. The Costoluto Genovese variety hails from the Mediterranean. For centuries, gardeners living along the Mediterranean found that this tomato loved the intense summer heat and sunshine. The gardeners loved the fantastic flavor that this tomato brought to their dinner plates. …
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The German Johnson Heirloom Tomato is a potato leaf variety of tomato plant with an indeterminate growing habit. It produces large, round, Beefsteak shaped fruit with bright red skin. The ripe fruit commonly show bright yellow striping along its shoulders. The German Johnson’s flesh is pink and meaty with a delicious, old-fashioned tomato flavor. Fully …
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Purple Calabash Heirloom Tomatoes have been in the 1840 Farm vegetable gardens since our first summer living here in 2006. Every year, we look forward to that first slice of Purple Calabash still warm from the sunshine. If I had to choose just one tomato to grow, this variety would be in the running. The …
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This week, the day finally arrived and the 1840 Farm Seed Exchange began. In the next days and weeks, over 80 participants will be exchanging seeds with each other. Seed packets will literally be traveling from Okinawa, Japan and Caribou, Maine. I never imagined that a gardener who lives over 10,000 miles from 1840 Farm …
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Get ready to welcome gardening season with open arms. I have created a Facebook group for the 1840 Farm Seed Exchange exchange entitled “1840 Farm Seed Exchange. You are invited to join in and share photos from your gardens as well as posting questions to the other members. Joining is the easiest way to stay …
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Hello, spring! The temperatures at 1840 Farm this week have been summer-like and we’re taking full advantage. We’re constructing raised beds and installing them in the garden to expand our growing area. We harvested some beautiful bearded iris (Iris germanica) bulbs that are available for sale at the farm. Today, we’ll be starting the first …
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