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Dave
Southern Indiana
USDA Zone 6bAn organic (mostly) gardener shares his thoughts about gardening, nature, food and striving to be self-sufficient.
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The Impact Garden Grows
Yesterday I visited the Impact Community Garden to help with the harvest and answer any questions. The new gardeners there have done a great job with planting, nurturing and weeding, and now it is time to start reaping the bounties … Continue reading
Ramping Up
As the days are slowly but surely getting longer, they are also getting busier here at HA. I seem to be smack dab in the middle of full-blown seed starting mode! I’ve got one 200-cell plug flat full of seedlings … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, food pantry garden, Impact community garden, planning, seeds
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Snow Day
We got about an inch of snow overnight, not enough to cause any real problems but enough to put some schools on a delayed start. Days like these make me happy to be retired. I don’t have to go out … Continue reading
What’s Cooking?
It’s a good thing I like to cook, because this week finds me cooking up a storm. Monday I was helping fix Thanksgiving dinner for 3000 at the Evansville Christian Life Center. I got to work the ovens and bake … Continue reading
We’ll Have A Green Christmas
Or maybe I should say, “We’ll have GREENS for Christmas”. Due to a convergence of the moon and stars (and perhaps some over planting on my part) we have a lot of greens going on here now, which is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian greens, cold frame, greenhouse, greens, kale, lettuce, spinach, turnips
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Surprise Harvest(s)
I love surprises, especially when they are edible. This week I got two different surprises, both involving root crops. The first one came when I was tilling the lasagna bed to get it prepared for planting next spring. I grew … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, cabbage, carrots, chard, lasagna garden, persimmon, potatoes, squash, tomatoes
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Pumpkin and Persimmon Time
This week was a week of firsts for me. I was able to finally harvest a couple of things that are new to me, at least in our garden. Part of the fun of gardening is trying new things. At … Continue reading
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Tagged chard, eggplant, figs, lettuce, persimmon, pumpkin, tomatoes, turnips
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