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Hi, I'm Dave and thanks for visiting. I garden in Zone 6b in southern Indiana, and I blog here about gardening, nature and food.
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SOME OF THE BLOGS I FOLLOW
- A Little Bit Of Sunshine
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- Annie’s Kitchen Garden
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- Cold Hands Warm Earth
- Daphne's Dandelions
- Dave's Square Foot Garden
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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Monday Recap: Tomato Magic & Other Tricks
Though I love to watch a good magic show, I’ve never really tried my hand at any magic tricks myself. But last week I felt like both my wife and I were truly magicians when the main crop of tomatoes … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Aji Angelo, bread, carrots, hot peppers, Kumi Kumi, Monday Recap, squash, tomatoes, Vinson Watts, zucchini
16 Comments
Planting the Fall Garden
It’s early August and that means it’s time to get planting for a fall garden here in Southern Indiana. I managed to get all of the fall brassicas in the ground this week. Most of them went in the fenced … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cabbage, carrots, daikon, fall garden, kale, kohlrabi, radishes
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Monday Recap: Getting Our Yayas Out
As I was down on my knees last week digging up the last of the spring carrots, I realized I was literally “getting my Yayas out” of the ground. I was also getting the Nelson carrots out, but it was … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged carrots, cucumbers, fall garden, greenhouse, Impact community garden, ketchup, Monday Recap, paste tomatoes, pole beans
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