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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: shallots
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
Photo Friday: June Bloomers
Today I want to share some of the things we have blooming here in mid June. I’ll start in the Wild Garden, which is a sunny spot that includes many plants that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and other pollinators. It … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged bee balm, butterfly weed, catnip, coreopsis, crocosmia, hollyhock, hosta, lavender, petunia, shallots, soapwort
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In the Garlic Patch
I managed to finish mulching the garlic bed yesterday before the rains came. We needed a bit of rain, since we are actually running behind the averages so far this spring. Before mulching I weeded around the garlic, a job … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged beans, brassicas, garlic, mulch, peas, shallots, soil temperature
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Kitchen Garden in April
Today I want to do an update on the area we call the kitchen garden. We call it that because it’s close to the house and with easy access to the kitchen. It’s also where the greenhouse is located. The … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged cold frame, greenhouse, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mizuna, onions, radishes, shallots
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