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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: turnips
The Roast That Kept On Giving
The Dark Days Challenge has 120+ participants from all over the U.S. doing the best we can to eat local during the winter months. Our challenge is to prepare at least one meal a week using only Sustainable, Organic, Local … Continue reading
Dark Days Challenge Meal #2
The Dark Days Challenge has 120+ participants from all over the U.S. doing the best we can to eat local during the winter months. Our challenge is to prepare at least one meal a week using only Sustainable, Organic, Local … Continue reading
December Harvests
December has brought our first really cold weather of the season (for us), but the garden keeps on giving. The cold frames and greenhouse are protecting many of the plants, but others are doing well unprotected despite the cold. This … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged arugula, Asian greens, kale, komatsuna, lettuce, radishes, spinach, turnips
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Protection Racket, Fall Plantings
It seems that everything I plant for the late summer and fall garden needs some kind of protection. This time of year, with hot and dry conditions, I like to give everything a thick mulch after planting. I usually use … 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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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
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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