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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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November Update
It’s mid-November now, and we officially had our first hard freeze a few days ago. That meant the end of the frost-tender plants like the peppers and eggplant. I got a modest harvest of them in the days before the … Continue reading
Harvest Monday May 19, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. The weather has still been rainy and wet here, but I did manage to get some work done in the garden last week. I hope … Continue reading
Another Year of Bread Baking
Back in 2010 when my wife and I decided to bake all our own bread for a year, neither of us knew we would continue the practice as long as we have. It has now been 12 years since we’ve … Continue reading
Harvest Monday August 1, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Last week we got lots of rain- over three inches worth, and it now seems we have gone from too dry to overly wet conditions. The … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged AAS Winners, Centercut, eggplant, focaccia, Korean squash, sourdough, tomatoes
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Harvest Monday April 11, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Salad greens continue to be on the menu here, and I’m pretty happy about that. I cut a bit of Sea of Red last week to … Continue reading
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Tagged collard rapini, collards, kohlrabi, lettuce, parsley, sourdough, tabouli
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