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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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Monthly Archives: April 2017
In the Garlic Patch
I managed to finish mulching the garlic bed yesterday before the rains came. We needed a bit of rain, since we are actually running behind the averages so far this spring. Before mulching I weeded around the garlic, a job … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, brassicas, garlic, mulch, peas, shallots, soil temperature
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Harvest Monday April 24, 2017
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It was another good week for harvesting asparagus. We got about an inch of rain Friday, and that really made it pop up. We got our largest harvest on … Continue reading
Kitchen Garden in April
Today I want to do an update on the area we call the kitchen garden. We call it that because it’s close to the house and with easy access to the kitchen. It’s also where the greenhouse is located. The … Continue reading
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Tagged cold frame, greenhouse, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mizuna, onions, radishes, shallots
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Harvest Monday April 17, 2017
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It is officially asparagus season here. We are getting daily harvests now, and they are starting to add up. We’ve gotten a bit over three pounds so far, with … Continue reading
April Greenhouse Tour
I gave a tour of the greenhouse last month, but a lot has changed in just a few weeks so I thought I would give a quick update on what it looks like in there today. It’s still loaded with … Continue reading
