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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: Asian greens
Growing Asian Vegetables: Komatsuna
This is the third installment in a series about my experiences growing Asian vegetables. You can find the other articles by clicking on the tag “Growing Asian Vegetables” at the bottom of this post. In her book “Oriental Vegetables: The … Continue reading
How Hardy Is Lettuce – 2011 Trials
Last year I tested several different varieties of lettuce, plus a few other greens, to try and determine just how much cold weather they can take. I grew the lettuce and greens in my cold frames, which were covered with … Continue reading
October Harvests
In early October the garden is still giving us summer vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and okra, but their numbers are fading. As the seasons change, so do the harvests. Now we are also enjoying a variety of greens and … Continue reading
Impact Fall Garden
It’s been a while since I last did an update on the Impact Community Garden, so I thought it was about time to do so. Last month we cleared out the areas that had been planted in potatoes and green … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian greens, cabbage, collards, fall, Impact community garden, kale
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Summer Vegetable Garden
Real summer is here, and it is here with a vengeance. The heat wave that has scorched much of the U.S. has us firmly in its grip as well. But the garden is producing pretty well despite the heat and … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian greens, bacterial wilt, blackberries, cucumber, eggplant, endive, Gold Nugget, gourds, pole beans, squash, tomatoes, yardlong beans
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