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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: kale
Spring Planting Begins
This week I got the first of the spring crops in the ground in one of the beds behind the greenhouse. After pulling a few weeds, I amended the soil with compost and some organic fertilizer and forked it in … Continue reading
Harvest Monday April 10, 2023
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Lettuce is still the star of the garden here, although a very welcome newcomer joined the harvest parade last week. I’ll save that for last. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged arugula, asparagus, farro, kale, lettuce, mizuna, pac choi, parsley, pizza, sourdough bread
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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
Posted in Gardening
Tagged collards, Daikon radishes, fall garden, fall planting, kale, sowing seeds, turnip greens, turnips
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Harvest Monday May 30, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s hard to believe it’s almost June. Where has springtime gone? Nothing says spring to me quite like asparagus, but we’ve stopped cutting ours for the … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, kale, lettuce, radishes, sweet potatoes
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Harvest Monday May 23, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The weather here was mostly warm and sunny last week, with a couple of days of rain that came mostly in the afternoon and evening. That … Continue reading
