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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: transplanting
Another Round of Seed Starting
It is seed starting season around here for sure, and it has been keeping me busy lately. This week on 2/19 I started the spring brassicas in two 72-cell plug flats (broccoli, cabbage, kale and kohlrabi), and they are all … Continue reading
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Tagged brassicas, greens, parsley, petunia, plug flats, seed starting, transplanting
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Seed Starting Update
It’s time for an update on my recent seed starting activities. On 1/31 I started seeds for parsley, fennel, chives and catnip. All those went into 3.5″ plastic pots, one for each variety. Those seeds have now germinated, and are … Continue reading
Seed Starting Update
Here’s an update on my recent seed starting activities. Back on 2/3 I started seeds for arugula, lettuce, mizspoona, parsley and kale. The parsley seed went into 3.5″ plastic pots, one for each variety, while everything else went into a … Continue reading
Tomato Talk
About this time of year, I start to get anxious to plant tomatoes. I guess I can still hear the echoes of past competition among friends and co-workers to get the first ripe tomato. Over the years I’ve tried a … Continue reading
Monday Recap: Hooray For Spinach!
After a dry spell that lasted a couple of months, we are harvesting here again. Spinach from the cold frame made its way into our salad bowls this week. There will be more to come, and from the greenhouse as … Continue reading
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Tagged arugula, asparagus, beehive, bees, petunias, pita, spelt, spinach, sweet potatoes, transplanting
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