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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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Tag Archives: AAS Winners
It’s Tomato Season!
The tomatoes have been rolling in here lately, and I thought I would share pics and details of what I have been harvesting. I have been busy turning them into sauce, and my wife and I made a batch of … Continue reading
Update: Growing Eggplant in Containers
This is another installment about growing vegetables in containers. Click on Gardening Tutorials to see more in the series. I have been growing eggplant in containers for at least 15 years now. It’s a great way for those without a garden … Continue reading
Harvest Monday October 21, 2024
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. With frost in the forecast, I dug all the sweet potatoes last week, and as I feared they did not do well at all this year. … Continue reading
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Tagged AAS Winners, Centercut, hot peppers, parsley, persimmons, sweet potatoes, turnip greens, winter squashes
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Harvest Monday July 8, 2024
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We are harvesting mostly summer veggies now, with a few exceptions. The summer squashes are doing quite well, as well as the container grown eggplants. All … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged AAS Winners, acorn squash, blackberries, broccoli, butterflies, cabbage, eggplant, hot peppers, lettuce, petunias, summer squash, swallowtails, zucchini
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Harvest Monday July 31, 2023
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. I’m still recovering from a case of pneumonia, which has severely limited my gardening activities. The weeds will just have to grow for a bit until … Continue reading
