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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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Growing Multiplier Onions
A couple of years ago I began growing multiplier onions for the first time. I had hopes of finding perennial onions that did well in my garden and in our climate. I’ve been growing garlic for quite a few years, … Continue reading
2018 Allium Review
All the garlic has been cleaned and weighed now, and as I suspected it was not a great year for it. I believe the combination of a colder than usual winter and a super wet spring made for problems. I … Continue reading
Harvest Monday July 9, 2018
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We’re still enjoying summery harvests here. A few of the summer squash plants are hanging in there and still producing, but half of them are dead and have been … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged broccolini, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, onions, peppers, squash, Tatume, tomatoes
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March Garden Tour
This will be a fairly brief tour, as there isn’t a whole lot going on out there just yet. Our cold and wet weather has put some of my planting plans on hold for a bit as I wait for … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged garlic, kale, magnolia, multiplier onions, onions, potato onions, shallots
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Digging the Alliums
Today I finished digging the last of the alliums. Lately I’ve been working in the garden early in the morning to escape our brutal heat and humidity. It was already 80°F when I got started at 7am this morning, but … Continue reading
