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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: Two Sisters, Somewhat Close
One of the many things I love about gardening is that every year brings a brand new adventure. Like the stock market, what happened in last year’s garden is no predictor of how things will go this year. Take winter … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged amaranth, beans, bread, buckwheat, cover crops, eggplant, Golden Rave, Juliet, Monday Recap, paste tomatoes, pole beans, sedum, tomatoes, Wild Garden, winter squash, zucchini
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Monday Recap: Melon Madness
A couple of weeks ago, if I wanted a melon I had to go buy one. Then all of a sudden, last week we had lots of them – 23 pounds of them to be exact. So, we got busy … Continue reading
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Tagged bell peppers, breads, cantaloupe, Gold Nugget, melons, Monday Recap, pole beans, rye bread, tomatoes, winter squash
26 Comments
Monday Recap: Tomato Magic & Other Tricks
Though I love to watch a good magic show, I’ve never really tried my hand at any magic tricks myself. But last week I felt like both my wife and I were truly magicians when the main crop of tomatoes … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Aji Angelo, bread, carrots, hot peppers, Kumi Kumi, Monday Recap, squash, tomatoes, Vinson Watts, zucchini
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Monday Recap: Getting Our Yayas Out
As I was down on my knees last week digging up the last of the spring carrots, I realized I was literally “getting my Yayas out” of the ground. I was also getting the Nelson carrots out, but it was … Continue reading
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Tagged carrots, cucumbers, fall garden, greenhouse, Impact community garden, ketchup, Monday Recap, paste tomatoes, pole beans
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