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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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Tag Archives: blackberries
Stars of the Garden in 2011
Even though the gardening year is not quite over yet, I want to take the time to spotlight a few of our star performers in the 2011 garden. This is not an all-inclusive list, and it isn’t limited to new … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged blackberries, cucumber, peppers, spaghetti squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, yardlong beans
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August Harvests
This time of year, the garden is really keeping us busy with harvesting and processing. Tomatoes are coming on full blast, which means we have been dehydrating, slow roasting, freezing, making sauce, and eating them like crazy! This week we … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening
Tagged beans, blackberries, cucumber, eggplant, okra, spaghetti squash, squash, tomatoes, winter squash
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Summer Vegetable Garden
Real summer is here, and it is here with a vengeance. The heat wave that has scorched much of the U.S. has us firmly in its grip as well. But the garden is producing pretty well despite the heat and … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Asian greens, bacterial wilt, blackberries, cucumber, eggplant, endive, gourds, pole beans, squash, tomatoes, yardlong beans
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July Harvests
All of a sudden, it seems the harvests have gone into full-blown summertime mode. We’ve been harvesting cherry and cluster tomatoes since late June, but this week we got our first Early Girls and Jaune Flamme’s. That’s a good sign … Continue reading
May Garden Update
Early May finds our garden with some new faces showing up to complement the many different greens that have been feeding us all winter and spring. We have kohlrabi starting to size up, with both purple and white varieties planted. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Asian greens, asparagus, blackberries, blueberries, chard, cherries, containers, fruit, kohlrabi, lettuce, potatoes, radicchio, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes
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Voted Off Blackberry Island
It’s a rare day indeed when I dig up a live, producing plant to replace it with another one. It’s even rarer for me to dig up FIVE of them! But that’s what just happened today here at HA. … Continue reading
This Year’s Garden Winners and Some Also-Rans
If there’s one thing I have learned over the years, it’s that gardening requires planning, patience and flexibility. Every year brings different challenges and rewards. This year was certainly no different. Last year we had unusually wet and cool conditions. … Continue reading
