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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: dry beans
First 2014 Harvests
I started off 2014 here by harvesting a few greens from the greenhouse and cold frames. I found enough spinach leaves in the cold frame to enjoy some of them in a salad, along with some lettuce and arugula from … Continue reading
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Tagged carrots, cold frame, dry beans, greenhouse, kale, lettuce, spinach, sweet potatoes
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Shelled and Scalloped in August
Some of you may remember last week when I was talking about summer squashes, especially about how people often have specific preferences for a certain kind. I mentioned how I used to grow pattypan squashes for my mother (and me), … Continue reading
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Tagged blackberries, blueberries, dry beans, Gold Nugget, hot peppers, hot sauce, summer squash, tomatoes, White Scallop squash, winter squash
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Saturday Spotlight: Rattlesnake Pole Bean
Rattlesnake is an heirloom pole bean variety that is known as a good producer in areas with hot, humid summers. That pretty much describes the summers here in the southern part of the Ohio Valley where I garden, so it … Continue reading
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
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Tagged broccoli, cabbage, dry beans, garlic, green beans, kohlrabi, pole beans, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, winter squash
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