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Kitchen Garden: Soaker Hoses

This 55-gallon plastic irrigation stores water supplied to the Henson garden via soaker hoses.

by Gene Henson

Now that we are getting in to the meat of summer, it’s very important to make sure your plants have enough to drink, especially, any plants in containers.

Tomatoes are particularly susceptible to spotty [...]

Cucumber is another popular fruit (yup, you read that right) that can be seen in most Kitchen Gardens. Because it’s a traveling vine, it doesn’t lend itself to well to raised beds. No matter which variety you grow, it rambles through the garden and sometimes, they hide beneath the leaves.

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Kitchen Garden: Container Tomatoes

These contaner tomatoes are determinates and only grow to a certain height.

by Gene Henson

I’m often asked what kind of tomatoes can be grown in containers. The short answer is just about any variety can be grown in containers, but the smaller ones, like plumb or grape work best.

UConn Women’s Basketball Team Honored

Governor M. Jodi Rell presents Coach Geno Auriemma and the University of Connecticut Women’s basketball team with an oversized Connecticut license plate to mark the team’s undefeated season and seventh national championship. An estimated 25,000 people attended the team’s parade in downtown Hartford and State Capitol rally on April 18.

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