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Stafford Springs,  CT  06076

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    How to Choose Tomato Varieties to Grow
    Kim Milikowski
    • Jan 30
    • 5 min

    How to Choose Tomato Varieties to Grow

    We offer 125 varieties of heirloom and specialty tomato plants every spring at our garden shop. With that many varieties it can...
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    How To Use Tomato Clips
    Kim Milikowski
    • Apr 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    How To Use Tomato Clips

    Tomato clips make tomato plant management simple. Gone are the days of cutting up string to tie up the plants. We love the clips...
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    Case Study-Do Donkeys Give Birth Near Full Moon?
    Kim Milikowski
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Case Study-Do Donkeys Give Birth Near Full Moon?

    A long time breeder once told me that donkeys tend to give birth on or near full moon or new moon. Even before this I had read that just...
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    Heirloom and Hybrid Tomatoes - Which is Best and What is the Difference?
    Kim Milikowski
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 6 min

    Heirloom and Hybrid Tomatoes - Which is Best and What is the Difference?

    Difference between heirloom, hybrid and open pollinated plants Favorite heirloom tomatoes. Favorite hybrid tomatoes.
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    Purchasing Your First Donkey
    Kim Milikowski
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 11 min

    Purchasing Your First Donkey

    If you are anything like my husband and I are, you saw a donkey one day and at that exact moment you decided that you had to have one. ...
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    Unexpected Benefits of Raising Donkeys
    Kim Milikowski
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 8 min

    Unexpected Benefits of Raising Donkeys

    It is 2020 and Covid 19 has taken hold throughout this world. Many people are struggling, tension is high and people are becoming...
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    Getting Ready for Your New Donkey
    Kim Milikowski
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 12 min

    Getting Ready for Your New Donkey

    Over the years our clients have asked many questions about how to prepare for the arrival of their new donkey or donkeys. There are a...
    4,505 views1 comment
    Managing White Line Disease and Abscesses in Donkeys
    Kim Milikowski
    • Aug 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Managing White Line Disease and Abscesses in Donkeys

    Every year it is inevitable that a few of our donkeys get white line disease or seedy toe as it is also called. I like to blame it on a...
    1,014 views1 comment
    Hank the Orphan Donkey
    Kim Milikowski
    • Aug 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    Hank the Orphan Donkey

    On July 24th, 2020 our miniature donkey jennet Gracy gave birth to a small jack foal. Gracy was purchased earlier this year and was...
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    Training Donkeys is Different than Training Horses
    Kim Milikowski
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 4 min

    Training Donkeys is Different than Training Horses

    Coming from a life with horses I quickly realized that donkeys learn and interact with humans much differently than a horse does. I...
    1,724 views1 comment
    Pineapple Tomatillos-Delicious!!!
    Kim Milikowski
    • Apr 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Pineapple Tomatillos-Delicious!!!

    A few years ago I found a recipe in the Baker's Seed catalog for Yellow Tomato Jam made with Hartman's Yellow Gooseberries. In true Kim...
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    Best Tomatoes for Containers
    Kim Milikowski
    • Apr 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    Best Tomatoes for Containers

    Many people think that patio tomatoes don't taste as good as other garden tomatoes and that they produce small red tomatoes for a short...
    261 views0 comments

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