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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: sauerkraut
Fermented Kohlrabi Two Ways
I’ve harvested all of the spring planted kohlrabi now. It did pretty well, all things considered, and I got a little over 20 pounds of it. Since my wife and I both like it, I generally plant quite a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Preserving, Recipes
Tagged kohlrabi, lacto-fermentation, pickles, sauerkraut
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Monday Recap: Wintery Mishmash
So far it hasn’t been real bad winter here. We’ve had a few brief cold spells where temperatures got down to near 0°F, which killed off the kale that was unprotected and the arugula that was protected by a cold … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged bread, carrots, cilantro, lentils, Monday Recap, pesto, sauerkraut, sweet potatoes
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Stars of the Garden in 2014
It’s time for what has become an annual review of what did well in the garden this year. I like to do a recap of some of the best performers every year, plus point out a few of the less … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged beans, blueberries, dry beans, fingerling potatoes, garlic, kale, peppers, pole beans, potatoes, sauerkraut, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
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Monday Recap: Frozen and Smoked
Last week brought our first real frost of the fall season, and also a hard freeze. With temperatures expected to fall to near 25°F Sunday morning, that meant it was time for a sweep of the garden to harvest anything … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage, hot peppers, Kossak, lacto-fermentation, Monday Recap, sauerkraut, smoking, turnips, winter squash
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