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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: brassicas
November Garden Tour
It’s been a while since I gave a tour of the garden, and it thought it might be interesting to show what’s going on right now. I’ll save the cold frame beds and greenhouse for a later date, but for … Continue reading
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Tagged asparagus, brassicas, cleanup, fall garden, garlic, kale, turnips
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Rain Makes the Fall Garden Grow
We got a little over an inch of rain yesterday and last night, which certainly was timely and saved me from having to water new plantings. It was the second nice rain since I planted the fall brassicas back on … Continue reading
Weeding, Mulching and Planting
I’ve been taking advantage of the recent stretch of warm and dry weather to get a lot of chores done in the garden. First up was weeding the garlic and brassicas in the main garden. After weeding, I mulched with … Continue reading
Planting Onions and Taters
Yesterday was a busy planting day here, and I managed to get both onions and potatoes in the ground. This year I got my onions from Dixondale Farms. I ordered 5 varieties: Candy, Super Star, Red Candy Apple, Red Torpedo … Continue reading
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Tagged brassicas, carrots, cold frame, Dixondale Farms, lettuce, onions, potatoes
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Seeding the Fall Veggies
Today is the day I decided to make time to sow some seeds for fall vegetables. It is time to start cabbage, broccoli, kale, kohlrabi, collards and a few other things in our part of the world. I did some … Continue reading
