Category Archives: gardening

Six on Saturday-June 2

Posted on June 2, 2018 by carolee

May in our part of Indiana brought record heat and very little rain. Although parts of the state were blessed with rain as June began, all the storms passed north or south of us. So this “Six on Saturday” is … Continue reading →

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May’s End Views

Posted on May 30, 2018 by carolee

As May slips to an end, it is most appropriate to feature the star of the Deck Garden, the prolific, no-care “May Queen” Shasta. I love these simple daisies, so abundant that cutting daily bouquets barely makes a dent … Continue reading →

Posted in fava beans, gardening, monthly review, Uncategorized | Tagged berries, broccoli, end of the month view, growing your own vegetables, kitchen garden, May garden, May Queen shastas, peas, Potager | 9 Comments

Starter soil comparison

Posted on May 24, 2018 by carolee

During the earlier, hectic transplanting period when there were thousands of plants in the basement needing moved from seedling flats to four-packs I ran out of my preferred potting soil, Pro-Mix. There was no time to go to my … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Potting soil, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, marigolds, potting soils | 9 Comments

What a difference a rain makes!

Posted on May 16, 2018 by carolee

Central Indiana is already 3″ behind “normal” rainfall for May. It allowed the farmers to get the planting done, so that was a blessing but once they were finished everyone began looking to the skies. Rain was occasionally in … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening, weather | Tagged columbines, gardening, kitchen garden, Potager, radishes, rain, vegetable gardening | 13 Comments

Rainy day reading

Posted on April 24, 2018 by carolee

Monday morning was a perfect day for planting. Our forecast for the next 10 days is excellent in terms of temperatures, so the babies were set in their designated places in the potager. Aspabroc (shown left,)”Gonzales Mini-Cabbage,” “Katrina” and “Primero” … Continue reading →

Posted in garden books, gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged fava beans, gardening books, growing vegetables, kitchen garden, Potager, spring planting, Tovah Martin | 25 Comments

Weather delay; Spring postponed!

Posted on March 21, 2018 by carolee

Happy First Day of Spring! (Insert groan here!) It’s snowing, and it’s beautiful, but it’s not the way I wanted to celebrate the official start of the growing season. Potatoes were supposed to be planted on St Patrick’s Day, … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Uncategorized, weather | Tagged "herbal" umbrellas, gardening, snowfall, Spring | 9 Comments

Sew, Sow–So what?

Posted on February 21, 2018 by carolee

I readily admit I am old and set in some ways, but I’m also trying to embrace new technology. Obviously I can encourage far more people to garden and continue gardening despite discouragements through blogging, than by silently burrowing … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, gardening, garlic, Uncategorized | Tagged blogging, garden grammar, gardening, garlic, growing your own vegetables, learning, potager, seed sowing, sweet potatoes | 29 Comments

Six on Saturday-Feb 10

Posted on February 10, 2018 by carolee

It’s another dreary Saturday, although yesterday our snow cover melted…again. Temps are turning colder and more snow is on the way, so just losing our snow doesn’t mean winter is ending. So I tend the indoor seedlings in the basement … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, seeds, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, growing vegetables, kitchen garden, potager, Renee's Garden Seeds, seeds, Six on Saturday, Territorial Seeds | 14 Comments

In Olden Days

Posted on February 7, 2018 by carolee

With all of the recent blogs about seed starting and plant buying, it makes me wonder how in the world my grandmother managed to harvest anything! I don’t recall her starting anything indoors except a jar of sweet potato starts. … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Memories, Seeding, seeds, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening | Tagged gardening, growing from seed, potager, seed starting | 37 Comments

Six on Saturday-Feb 3

Posted on February 3, 2018 by carolee

The best thing about this Six on Saturday? It’s FINALLY not January any longer! I really have no reason to complain, because I did get a lovely break from our bleak, bleak, frigid weather with a albeit too-brief trip to … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Seeding, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized | Tagged Ag Census, amaryllis, gardening, seed starting, Six on Saturday | 21 Comments