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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: weed barrier fabric
Spring Planting Continues
With reasonably favorable weather this week, I was able to get the bed ready for spring brassicas. This will be another no-dig no-till bed, covered with woven weed barrier fabric. I had great luck with growing the spring and fall … Continue reading →
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Tagged brassicas, broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi, weed barrier fabric
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July Garden Update
It’s time for another virtual tour of our vegetable garden here in late July. The early spring planted crops are gone now, and the summer vegetables are coming in. We had a colder than usual wet spring, followed by a … Continue reading →
May Garden Update
Today I want to give a quick virtual tour of our vegetable garden here in mid May. We have had a wet and cold spring here so far, but the rain has finally stopped and the weather has turned warmer. … Continue reading →
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Tagged compost, no-dig no-till, planting, seedlings, weed barrier fabric
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Late May Garden Update
Today I want to give a quick virtual tour of our vegetable garden here in late May. The last couple of weeks I have been busy clearing, planting, weeding and mulching, and the summer garden is about 75% planted. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged beans, eggplant, mulch, peppers, squashes, tomatoes, weed barrier fabric
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Mulching Experiments
This year I’ve decided to try something new in the garden for mulching – woven weed barrier fabric. The material I’m using is four feet wide, and listed as “professional grade 3.2 oz” material. I have used similar fabric in … Continue reading →
