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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: carrots
Up With Carrots!
I’ll be the first to admit that I am still learning how to grow carrots. For many years, I didn’t even try to grow them at all. My old garden spot on my farm in Kentucky had a heavy clay … Continue reading
Breaking Ground, and Finding Treasure
I took advantage of Monday’s warm weather (high near 60F) to work for a bit in the kitchen garden and greenhouse. Before I was finished I had found buried treasure, in the form of carrots! Continue reading
December Harvests
Around this time of year people often ask me “is your garden done for yet?” I always tell them no, because gardening is a year round thing here at HA. And with winters that seem to be getting milder each … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged arugula, Asian greens, carrots, donating, food pantry garden, lacinato kale, lettuce, turnips
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Stars of the Garden in 2012
Every year I like to do a review of some of the year’s best performers in the garden. With most of 2012 behind us, I think now is a good time to spotlight some of the stars of 2012, as … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening
Tagged AAS, carrots, celery, cucumbers, garlic, Gold Nugget, green beans, neck pumpkin, onions, peppers, persimmon, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, winter squash
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October Harvests: Greens, Roots, and…Green Beans?
By this time of year the pace of the garden here has usually slowed down quite a bit. And that slower pace is always a welcome relief to me! Greens and root vegetables often play a starring role at this … Continue reading
