The April 15 issue of Washington Gardener Enews is now out and posted here. This issue has:Final Frost Dates and Just WHEN to Plant
Magazine Excerpt: Early Spring Veggies
April To-Do List
Spotlight Special: Tomatoberry
Reader Contest: Passes to the Annapolis Secret Garden Tour
Local Gardening Events
I especially like writing the "Tomatoberry" story as it is just so cute. I mean how many of us haven't picked up a plant or two just on the cute name factor? I have a "Kiwi Herman" coleus that I bought at Homestead a few years ago and have been taking cuttings off each winter to renew (sh!) it each spring. Did I buy it just for its deep dark leaves with chartreuse green edges? Partly. But mostly I'm a big Pee Wee Herman fan and couldn't resist! Add to that my "Purple Rain" salvia and my "Eleanor Roosevelt" iris and I could start a whole collection of celebrity tie-in plants that I adore. Besides, my young nieces love cherry tomatoes, so I'm thinking they'll really dig these "berries."
In unrelated news:
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Can we get a review of the Tomatoberry when you've had a chance to taste, please? Sounds delightful. If it passes the kid test, even better.
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