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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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Spring Comes Early, I Think
Despite the calendar that says spring arrives next week, I think it has arrived early this year. At least, I guess it’s spring that has arrived. It’s hard to tell, when we really didn’t have much of a winter. We … Continue reading
Brighter Days
The Dark Days Challenge has 120+ participants from all over the U.S. doing the best we can to eat local during the winter months. Our challenge is to prepare at least one meal a week using only Sustainable, Organic, Local … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Days Challenge
Tagged Dark Days Challenge, spinach, spring, sweet potatoes
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February Harvests
We’re still pretty much in ‘harvest as needed’ mode here with the fresh vegetables. This week I harvested several things to add to our menu. I cut some Mei Qing pak choi in the greenhouse bed for stir frying. I … Continue reading
Vegetable List For 2012
I’ve come up with a tentative list of vegetable varieties I’m planning on growing in 2012. Last month I took inventory of my seed supplies, then I started looking at the 2012 seed catalogs as they arrived to find any … Continue reading
January Garden Update
I took advantage of the clouds yesterday afternoon and grabbed my camera to take some garden photos. Cloudy conditions usually make for better outside shots, even though I am usually happier to see sunshine. We’ve had a mild winter so … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Greenhouse
Tagged arugula, Asian greens, chard, cold frame, greenhouse, herbs, lettuce, spinach
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