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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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Fall Garden Update
I’ve been keeping busy here the last few weeks planting veggies for fall and winter harvest. This year I’m continuing to experiment with woven weed barrier fabric as a mulch in the vegetable garden. The material I’m using is four … Continue reading
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Tagged collards, Daikon radishes, fall garden, fall planting, kale, sowing seeds, turnip greens, turnips
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August Garden Update
It’s been a while since I did a garden update, so today I’ll share a quick progress report on how it’s doing. We’re in the busy period where summer veggies are coming on, and it’s also time to plant the … Continue reading
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Tagged broccoli, composter, fall garden, fall planting, greenhouse, pole beans, trellis, winter squash
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Scaling Back
When we moved to Happy Acres back in 2007, I couldn’t wait to work up a spot for a vegetable garden. Due to the heavy deer presence, it had to be fenced. The area is about 40 feet by 45 … Continue reading
Fall Garden Update
The fall garden is pretty much all planted now, and I thought today I would give an update on its progress. We have a fairly long growing season here, and I generally plant cool season crops in both spring and … Continue reading
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Tagged broccoli, cabbage, fall garden, kale, kohlrabi, napa cabbage, squash, tomatoes, turnips
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November Garden Update
It’s been a while since I last did an update on what’s growing in the garden, so today I want to give a quick tour. In the area near the house I call the kitchen garden, the four cold frame … Continue reading
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Tagged broccoli, cabbage, cover crops, fall garden, kale, lettuce, mizuna, turnips
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