How to Garden

Blossom Rot Update

I purchased some "Cal-Mag" supplement to try and address the blossom rot in the tomatoes. I sprayed it on the leaves of the tomatoes and...

Growth Data, Photos and Journal Entries

At Henry Street Farms, site of the earliest transplantations into their final containers, we are harvesting Sun Gold tomatoes, serrano...

Blossom End Rot! AAAARGGGH!

One of my Granadero tomato plants is showing signs of blossom end rot. Here's what it looks like: So, off to Google for some...

Determinate or Indeterminate

Tomatoes can be determinate or indeterminate. All but one of the Henry Street Farm tomato varieties are indeterminate. The exception is...

Resources for Cambridge Growers

The city of Cambridge manages community gardens throughout the city. These are shared between residents; you can apply for a plot here....

Hardening off seedlings

We start seedlings in our basement under lights. Their leaves are beautiful, dark green and tender, and they just look gorgeous. But they...

Advice for growing tomatoes

tl;dr Plant deep. Remove lower leaves. Water. Fertilize. Support. Pinch. My friend Harvey knows a lot about plants; it's his business to...

Composting

The City of Cambridge continues to collect compost, but is not separating it from the regular garbage, for worker safety during the...