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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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Harvest Monday August 5, 2019
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We’re getting a bounty of summer veggies now, so many that I think I will share a few group photos of what I’ve been bringing in. Centercut is … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bread, cucumbers, eggplant, emmer, greasy beans, green beans, okra, pepitas, pole beans, sourdough bread, squash, tomatoes, tromboncino
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Harvest Monday July 29, 2019
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s summer here, and the harvests are reflecting the season quite nicely. Warm weather veggies are the rule, and we’re getting a good variety of them now. Okra … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged butterflies, eggplant, green beans, okra, parsley, picnic, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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Harvest Monday July 22, 2019
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The summer squashes are slowing down but we had a few replacements last week. Tromboncino is a moschata winter squash that is usually used before the fruits are … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged cucumbers, eggplant, gochugaru, hot peppers, okra, tomatoes, tromboncino
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The 2017 All-America Selections Winners
The lineup of 2017 AAS Winners has been announced, and in the edibles category so far it includes five national winners and three regional winners. For those who might not be familiar with it, All-America Selections (AAS) is an independent, … Continue reading
Posted in Saturday Spotlight
Tagged #AASWinners, AAS, Butternut, fennel, okra, peas, peppers, tomatoes, watermelon, winter squash
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Pepper Game
As a young kid growing up, the game of ‘pepper’ was something that involved a baseball, and a bat. Those games are far behind me now, and these days the ‘pepper game’ involves the peppers from the garden. And right about now, they are starting to ripen, which means I need to get it in gear and do something with them. Continue reading
