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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: squash
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
October Harvests
In early October the garden is still giving us summer vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and okra, but their numbers are fading. As the seasons change, so do the harvests. Now we are also enjoying a variety of greens and … Continue reading
Slowdown
The summer garden crops are finally showing signs of a little slowdown. Not a stoppage, mind you, just a slowdown. The tomato harvest has slowed down to a reasonable level, while the pole beans have gotten a second wind and … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged gourds, green beans, luffa, okra, squash, tomatoes, winter squash
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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
Eight Things To Do With Zucchini
Some experts say that one zucchini plant is enough for a family of four people. I’m not sure I agree with that, but I will say that zucchini and other summer squashes are prolific producers and sometimes it can be … Continue reading
