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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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- Annie’s Kitchen Garden
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- Cold Hands Warm Earth
- Daphne's Dandelions
- Dave's Square Foot Garden
- Eight Gate Farm – New Hampshire
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- Homestead Pirate
- Kentucky Fried Garden
- Mark's Veg Plot
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- Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments
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- Shawn Ann's Home and Garden
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Stars of the Garden 2025 – Part1
Once again it’s time for my annual review of what did well in the garden this year, and what didn’t. The yields of many crops were disappointing, and I’ll dig into the details here in a bit. I usually like … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cabbage, collards, fermented food, green beans, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, summer squash
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Stars of the Garden 2024 – Part1
Once again it’s time for my annual review of what did well in the garden this year, and what didn’t. I’ll start with a recap on the weather, since those conditions certainly have a big influence on home and community … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cabbage, eggplant, fermented food, kohlrabi, lettuce, rain, weather
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Harvest Monday July 29, 2024
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The weather here of late has been seasonally warm and mostly dry. That has helped most of the summer vegetables to thrive, and I am harvesting … Continue reading
Harvest Monday July 15, 2024
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Summer veggies continue to roll in here, including the first tomatoes of 2024. These first ones are Sun Sugar, a sweet golden cherry type I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged cabbage, cucumbers, focaccia, hibiscus, lettuce, summer squash, tomatoes, zucchini
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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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