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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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Holding Pattern
April has arrived, and with it we finally have a break in the weather. Old man winter wasn’t quite ready to leave us last week as we got a quick dusting of snow. Thankfully it didn’t last long. This week … Continue reading
Homemade: Sauerkraut
This weekend I took time to do both some harvesting and preserving. My wife had recently suggested we make lacto-fermented sauerkraut with some of the fall cabbage, and I thought it was a great idea. I hadn’t made sauerkraut in … Continue reading
Posted in Homemade, Preserving
Tagged cabbage, food preservation, lacto-fermentation, sauerkraut, turnips
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Fall Garden, 2013 Edition
Fall has arrived with cooler conditions prevailing lately, and now the calendar has made it official as well! I’ve got a variety of things planted for fall, and so far most of them are looking good. I sowed turnip seeds … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, cabbage, fall, kale, kohlrabi, Kumi Kumi, spinach, turnips, winter squash
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The Fall Garden, 2013 Edition
I think I have finally finished planting the fall garden. For the moment, that is. There’s always something else that gets planted in a few days, or weeks. Gardening here is mostly year round, so it’s hard to say where … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, buckwheat, cabbage, cover crops, fall garden, kale, kohlrabi, turnips
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May Garden Tour Part 2
After yesterday’s tour of the kitchen garden near the house, today we are on to the main vegetable garden, which is currently about 30 by 40 feet in size and surrounded by a 7-1/2 foot tall deer fence that has … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cabbage, dry beans, garlic, green beans, kohlrabi, pole beans, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, winter squash
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