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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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March Harvests
What a difference a year makes! Last year at this time we were harvesting asparagus, after an unusually mild winter and a warm March that saw record high temperatures above 80°F. This year, winter just won’t seem to quit, and … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight: Giant Winter Spinach
One of my favorite varieties of spinach is just now ready for harvest here in mid March. ‘Giant Winter’ spinach (aka ‘Gigante d’Inverno’) is a lovely open pollinated heirloom Italian variety that was selected for its cold hardiness as well … Continue reading
Breaking Ground, and Finding Treasure
I took advantage of Monday’s warm weather (high near 60F) to work for a bit in the kitchen garden and greenhouse. Before I was finished I had found buried treasure, in the form of carrots! Continue reading
No April Showers, But Harvests Go On
Despite a scarcity of rain this month (only slightly over an inch so far), April is shaping up to be a great month for the garden. The star of the harvests has to be the asparagus. We’ve been harvesting it … Continue reading
March Harvest Madness
It’s hard to believe it is already March, and time for many folks in the U.S. to catch the annual basketball fever called March Madness. I’m not much into b-ball, but I am knee deep in my own brand of … Continue reading
