Category Archives: gardening

I’m really DIGGING it!

Posted on October 26, 2021 by carolee

These cooler October days are great for physical labor, so I’ve been digging. Actually I’ve been double digging, adding another foot to the Cutting Garden’s west edge. A foot may not sound like much, but since the Cutting Garden is … Continue reading →

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Short Update: Plant World Seeds

Posted on July 27, 2019 by carolee

  So, here’s the special YELLOW hollyhock grown from seeds from Plant World Seeds!!!  It’s the first to bloom of dozens, and is much taller than all its fellow seedlings.  I’m hoping it’s a freak, and that all the others … Continue reading →

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Let the Transplanting begin!

Posted on February 19, 2019 by carolee

  D had to make the long trip to the city (Indy) so I took advantage of his need by combining it with a trip to the greenhouse supply store on the south side.  He would have preferred to take … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday-9/15/18

Posted on September 15, 2018 by carolee

  There’s a misty fog over the potager this morning, reminiscent of visits to the Smokey Mountains.  The grass is so heavy with dew that my pant legs are soaked before arriving at the gate.  Today is mid-point for September.  … Continue reading →

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Welcome Sunshine!

Posted on September 12, 2018 by carolee

  After five days of heavy rain, it is wonderful to see the sun beginning to light up the potager.  So, gathering my harvest baskets and camera, I waded through the puddles to see how things had changed during the … Continue reading →

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Anniversary!

Posted on August 8, 2018 by carolee

     Yesterday, August 7th marked the 3rd anniversary of my first blog post!  What a surprise and pleasure it has turned out to be!  Nearly 200 posts and 2,000 comments later, I’ve come to cherish each and every one of … Continue reading →

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Coming back…

Posted on July 30, 2018 by carolee

  after vacation is always a let-down.  While you were away, the weeds had a field day, inviting all their friends to join them in paths that were neat and tidy before you left!  A big storm that went through … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: June 16

Posted on June 16, 2018 by carolee

  This is my absolutely favorite time of the year!  By mid-June the blessings from the potager are so abundant that it is hard to pick only 6, but here’s what’s on my mind this week.  1) Succession plantings!  With … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday-June 9

Posted on June 9, 2018 by carolee

It’s “Selebration Saturday” here because 1 1/2″ of rain fell on Thursday night, allowing this gardener to do something besides watering!  Berry rows have been weeded, annuals have been planted, and the Cutting Garden tidied.  With the rain, the plants … Continue reading →

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Out with the Old, In with the New….sometimes!

Posted on June 8, 2018 by carolee

Our record heat here in Indiana is generating a quicker-than-normal turn-around in the potager.  A premise of the potager is the replacement of one crop as soon as it is harvested with a succession crop, thus keeping all parts of … Continue reading →

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