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Early June Checklist
- Larger, beef-steak type tomatoes are starting to ripen. Harvest tomatoes at “breaker” stage when the first blush of color appears at the blossom end. This will protect your crop from garden pests. Let finishing ripening on the kitchen counter.
- Harvest garlic and onions. Cure in a protected, well-ventilated area such as a garage or basement until tops, stems, and outer skins are dry. Trim tops and roots, and store in mesh bags in a cool, dark location. Under these conditions, garlic will store ___ months, sweet onions will store ___ months, and ___onions will store ____ months.
- label directions. It’s the law.
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Founder of The Dallas Garden School, Callie is an expert garden educator with 17 years of personal and professional gardening experience. She specializes in growing food, small-space gardening, managing community gardens, and plant propagation. She has an MBA from Southern Methodist University, a bachelor's degree from Skidmore College, and served as a horticulture intern for the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. Callie is a member of the Native Plant Society of Texas, The Herb Society of America, the National Garden Bureau, and is a Certified Texas Master Gardener.
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