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New England gardening this week

The air this morning in the garden—whether you’re near Salem or out by the ponds in Concord—smells like a perfect, […]

The air this morning in the garden feels thick and sweet, smelling of sun-baked earth and overripe tomato skins. You

The air this morning in your New England garden is thick—a humid, sweet curtain woven from ripening tomatoes and damp

The Mid-Summer Harvest & The Art of Letting Go This morning, standing in the damp earth near the raised bed

The air this morning, even before the sun has fully crested the rooftops of Salem, carries that specific scent—a mix

The scent of sun-warmed tomato vines and damp earth hangs heavy in the air this week, a rich, humid perfume

The air today smells like hot dust mixed with overripe tomato skin—that deep, sweet scent that signals peak abundance and

nybbq / July 22, 2026

Midsummer Bounty: Tending the Soil for a Resilient Autumn The air in your garden today smells thick—a rich, humid blend