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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: Monday Recap
Monday Recap: Getting Saucy
It seems like the last couple of weeks my wife and I have spent a lot of time processing tomatoes. We have made two batches of Homemade Tomato Ketchup, a batch each of Freezer Tomato Sauce and unseasoned Vitamix Tomato … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged eggplant, Gold Nugget, Jimmy Nardello, lemongrass, Mexico Midget, Monday Recap, paste tomatoes, preserving, rye bread, sweet peppers, Tatume, tomatoes
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Monday Recap: Soaked Again
It has been a wet growing season here this year for sure. The rain started in March, and it hasn’t let up since. Last month we got over eight inches of rain, and this month we have already gotten six … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening
Tagged cabbage, lacto-fermentation, lettuce, Monday Recap, rye bread, sauerkraut, summer squash, tomatoes, White Scallop squash, zucchini
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Monday Recap: Summer-y
Both the calendar and the garden are confirming it is summer here. Yesterday I brought in the first tomatoes, not surprisingly a few of the Sun Gold variety. It will be a bit before the rest of the tomatoes start … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cucumbers, currants, greenhouse, lacto-fermentation, Monday Recap, potatoes, Sun Gold, Thai Rai Kaw Tok, tomatoes, zucchini
19 Comments
Monday Recap: Billed Out, But Inspired
The remnants of Tropical Depression Bill visited us on Friday and Saturday, giving us four inches of rain in a 24-hour period. That came on top of 2.5 inches we had earlier in the week. The month of June actually … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cucumbers, dry beans, garlic, gooseberries, kohlrabi, Monday Recap, onions, Puddin, Rio Zape, squash, sweet potatoes
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