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American Gardens: Buckeye Garden Nears Harvest

American Gardens: Buckeye Garden Nears Harvest
Tough Cherry Tomatoes survived well. They're in the front bucket.
Tough Cherry Tomatoes survived well. They're in the front bucket.

American Gardener Tim sent us tons of new pictures--we're saving the "how to build a raised bed" for the planning days of wintertime.

Right now, let's take a look at how his gardens are growing. He's managing two--one small one in the suburban home where his family now lives, and one on land he and his wife will retire to in a few years. There are photos in the gallery below.

"Things are growing so fast now, and I'm just trying to keep up," Tim says. "Thanks, Lehman's, for sending me seeds to grow. I had a fail on the cukes, with that late cold snap. And squirrels kept digging up the carrot starts in the suburban garden."

"I'll tell you what, though. Those Black Cherry tomatoes are seriously hardy. I wasn't able to get water to all my tomatoes for about four days recently. But look at that picture! The front barrel are all the Black Cherries. The rest--well, they aren't. I know for sure I'm coming back to Lehman's for tomato seeds next year!"

My corn on the retirement land was head-high by Fourth of July--now it's almost 7 feet high!
I started the Lazy Housewife beans late. But on July 1, this little guy greeted me after work!
By July 15, the Lazy Housewife beans were busting out of their container!
I'd sprouted tomatoes in small pots for the suburban and retirement land gardens. These are ready to plant in the retirement acre.
I'm really proud of this bean teepee. I only had enough poles for one, so I put Kentucky Wonders on it. I think the Lazy Housewife beans would be great on teepees too.
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Karen Johnson

Karen Johnson

Web copywriter, Lehman's Hardware in Kidron, Ohio.

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