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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: mizuna
Growing the 2016 All-America Selections Winners
I am excited to be growing several of the 2016 AAS National Winners this year. For those who might not be familiar with it, All-America Selections (AAS) is an independent, non-profit organization that tests new varieties of flowers and vegetables … Continue reading
Posted in Saturday Spotlight
Tagged #AASWinners, AAS, cabbage, cheese pumpkin, kale, kohlrabi, mizuna, peppers, pumpkin, strawberry, tomato
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Monday Recap: Finally Spring
Despite the calendar which says spring arrived much earlier, I’m saying it really arrived here last week. Other local folks are welcome to chime in and agree, or not, as they see fit. Trees are blooming, birds are chirping, and … Continue reading
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
For Easy To Grow Greens, Think Asian
I recently posted the following article at Kitchen Gardener’s International, a nonprofit organization whose mission “is to empower individuals, families, and communities to achieve greater levels of food self-reliance through the promotion of kitchen gardening, home-cooking, and sustainable local food … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Asian greens, Fun Jen, Growing Asian Vegetables, komatsuna, mizuna, pak choi, tatsoi, Tokyo Bekana, Yukina Savoy
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Impact Community Garden Gets Compost Bins
I’m just putting the finishing touches on some new compost bins at the Impact Community Garden. We decided we needed to do a better job of dealing with our garden waste, and I volunteered to make the composter. I made … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Asian greens, broccoli, collards, compost, composting, Impact community garden, kale, mizuna
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