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		<title>Fun and Unique Items in our Greenhouse</title>
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<p><strong>Stop in today and check out the fun and unique items in our green house!  Do you have a unique pot or piece that you would like to add flowers or plants in?  We would love to help!</strong></p>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve got a great selection of Heirloom Tomatoes!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 16:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you find a heirloom tomato at the Farmer&#8217;s Market that you liked?  We&#8217;ve got a great selection at Blossom Town &#8211; maybe you&#8217;ll find a new favorite!  We even have the &#8216;Chocolate Cherry&#8217; mentioned in the Martha Stewart magazine.  They&#8217;re tasty and worth a try!! Heirloom Tomatoes (any seed before 1920) Moonglow 80 days<a href="http://blossomtown.com/gardening/weve-got-a-great-selection-of-heirloom-tomatoes-2/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-291" href="http://blossomtown.com/gardening/weve-got-a-great-selection-of-heirloom-tomatoes-2/attachment/heirloom-2/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-291 alignleft" title="heirloom" src="http://blossomtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/heirloom1-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></a>Did you find a heirloom tomato at the Farmer&#8217;s Market that you liked?  We&#8217;ve got a great selection at Blossom Town &#8211; maybe you&#8217;ll find a new favorite!  We even have the &#8216;Chocolate Cherry&#8217; mentioned in the Martha Stewart magazine.  They&#8217;re tasty and worth a try!!</p>
<p><strong>Heirloom Tomatoes (any seed before 1920)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Moonglow<br />
</strong>80 days – 3-4 oz. fruit dense, meaty<br />
Sweet with a hint of tartness</p>
<p><strong>Bloody Butcher<br />
</strong>55 days – clusters of 2-3 oz fruit<br />
Deep red (blood red)<br />
Strong tomato flavor – very tasty</p>
<p><strong>Bradley<br />
</strong>Large 10 oz fruit – pink colored flesh<br />
Meaty – good for canning </p>
<p><strong>Chocolate Cherry<br />
</strong>70 days – 1” diameter – Extremely flavorful </p>
<p><strong>Black From Tula<br />
</strong>80-85 days – 3-5” diameter<br />
Chocolate brown flesh – Very flavorful</p>
<p><strong>Pineapple<br />
</strong>85-90 days – 5” and larger – Meaty-mild flavor – Orange/Yellow with red streaks </p>
<p><strong>Brandywine<br />
</strong>90-100 days – Large, up to 1 ½ pounds<br />
Rosy pink fruit – Considered the world’s best flavored tomato</p>
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		<title>Vegetable Sale!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 12:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop in the Green House for our Vegetable Sale, going on now while supplies last! 33% of Vegetables Now $1.75 Each or $20 per flat.]]></description>
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<p><strong>33% of Vegetables</strong></p>
<p><strong>Now $1.75 Each or $20 per flat.</strong></p>
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		<title>Greenhouse Sale Going On Now!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 00:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenhouse sale going on now!  Annuals, Perennials and Vegetables are all 33% off now while supplies last!]]></description>
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<p>Annuals, Perennials and Vegetables are all 33% off now while supplies last!</p>
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		<title>Open House &#8211; Saturday, May 1st</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting anxious to plant those containers and add color to your yard?  Thinking about how great a garden tomato or a fresh cucumber would taste? Stop by Blossom Town this Saturday, May 1st for our Open House!  Sign up for drawings and have treats and refreshments while checking out Spring in the greenhouse!  We have lots of<a href="http://blossomtown.com/gardening/open-house-saturday-may-1st/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-237" href="http://blossomtown.com/gardening/open-house-saturday-may-1st/attachment/3410019209_2570db42ba_o-2/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-237" title="3410019209_2570db42ba_o" src="http://blossomtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/3410019209_2570db42ba_o1-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a>Getting anxious to plant those containers and add color to your yard? </p>
<p>Thinking about how great a garden tomato or a fresh cucumber would taste?</p>
<p>Stop by Blossom Town this <strong>Saturday, May 1st</strong> for our Open House!  Sign up for drawings and have treats and refreshments while checking out Spring in the greenhouse!  We have lots of beautiful flowers, garden vegetables, unique planting pots, garden and yard decor and much more!  We&#8217;ll also be introducing new varieties in the greenhouse.   Support the &#8220;Bobbers&#8221; Relay for Life team and stop by their hot dog stand located in the parking lot.</p>
<p>Come out and enjoy the colors, sights and smells of Spring in our greenhouse from 8:30am to 3pm!</p>
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		<title>Care for your Summer Containers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer containers are are a fun and decorative way to display your flowers and plants.  Care for your containers is essential, here&#8217;s a great tip from Brad in the green house! To check for watering, stick your index finger into the soil to your knuckle. If you feel any dampness, hold off on watering. If it<a href="http://blossomtown.com/care-tips/care-for-your-summer-containers/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>]]></description>
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<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-134" href="http://blossomtown.com/care-tips/care-for-your-summer-containers/attachment/pot-2/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-134" title="pot" src="http://blossomtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/pot1-189x300.jpg" alt="" /></a>Summer containers are are a fun and decorative way to display your flowers and plants.  Care for your containers is essential, here&#8217;s a great tip from Brad in the green house!</p>
<p>To check for watering, stick your index finger into the soil to your knuckle. If you feel any dampness, hold off on watering. If it feels completely dry, go ahead and water making sure you let the water run all they way through the container. If the water runs through very quickly, repeat the procedure in about an hour.</p>
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		<title>Planting Potatoes in your Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re exciting to get planting, especially seed potatoes!  Here are the varieties we carry in the greenhouse along with a few tips on how to get your planting started. Kennebec Late mid-season maturity, good all-purpose potato, excellent for storage. Yukon Gold Mid-season maturity, yellow flesh – buttery flavor, stores well. Norland Early season, great for<a href="http://blossomtown.com/gardening/planting-potatoes-in-your-garden/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-183" href="http://blossomtown.com/gardening/planting-potatoes-in-your-garden/attachment/potato-yukon/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-183" title="potato-yukon" src="http://blossomtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/potato-yukon.jpg" alt="" /></a>We&#8217;re exciting to get planting, especially seed potatoes!  Here are the varieties we carry in the greenhouse along with a few tips on how to get your planting started.</p>
<p><strong>Kennebec<br />
</strong>Late mid-season maturity, good all-purpose potato, excellent for storage.</p>
<p><strong>Yukon Gold<br />
</strong>Mid-season maturity, yellow flesh – buttery flavor, stores well.</p>
<p><strong>Norland<br />
</strong>Early season, great for frying, potato salad and baby reds.</p>
<p><strong>Red Pontiac<br />
</strong>Mid-season maturity, good all-purpose potato, stores well.</p>
<p>When planting your potatoes, cut out an inch square chunk of the potato with at least one eye in it.  Plant the chunk 4 to6  inches deep, 12 to 16 inches apart with the eye facing up and cover.   </p>
<p>*Seed potatoes aren’t really seeds at all. They are full-size potatoes that are allowed to start producing shoots in the potato eyes. You’ve probably seen this happen when you’ve stored potatoes for too long.</p>
<h3 id="pd6">Harvesting<br />
<strong>Days to Harvest:</strong> 2 &#8211; 4 Months.</h3>
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<p>The entire crop is ready to harvest once the tops of the plants die off. You can leave the potatoes in the ground for a few weeks longer, as long as the ground is not wet.</p>
<p>Harvest carefully, by hand or with a shovel. Turn the soil over and search through for treasure. The tubers can branch out and digging in with a fork is a sure fire way of stabbing a potato or two.</p>
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