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September: Monthly Review
This post has been a long time coming, and there are no valid excuses other than the oft heard “life happens” or “it’s been busy” or “writer’s block” and truthfully, it’s been a bit of all those. The looming threat … Continue reading
The Garlic harvest
The garlic harvest has been interesting this year. (The photo shows a very small portion of the garlic harvest, plus some “Red Torpedo” onions curing on the Lady Cottage floor.) After a very long, extremely wet winter with periods … Continue reading
Posted in garlic, hardneck garlic, harvest, Uncategorized
Tagged garlic, growing your own food, hardneck garlic, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, Potager
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In between the raindrops
the Front Island has been mulched! It only needed minor weeding, but I gave the edge a scissor clip as I mulched and deadheaded the marigolds and violas. The first “Snow Lady” shastas are beginning to open, as well … Continue reading
Posted in harvest, Uncategorized
Tagged cabbage, elder, growing vegetables, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, June garden, mulching, peas, Potager
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Heavenly Sunshine!
“Heavenly sunshine! Heavenly sunshine! Flooding my soul with glory divine!” After four days of rain a big dose of heavenly sunshine was just what was needed! I spent most of the day in the potager doing bits of this and … Continue reading
Posted in harvest, Spring, Uncategorized
Tagged Deadheading, growing vegetables, Indiana gardening, peas, Potager, radishes, spinach
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Welcome Sunshine!
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
Posted in gardening, harvest, rain, Uncategorized
Tagged cannellini beans, fall peas, growing vegetables, harvest, Potager, September garden, succession planting, The Prodigal Summer
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July in Review
July has been a fun month, although there were really, really hot dry days mixed in with a few cool “September feel” days, and now ending with two days of lovely, gentle soaking rains. The weather always seems to … Continue reading
Six on Saturday-7/14
It’s been another very hot, humid week here in central Indiana, with barely a sprinkle of rain. In the potager, the harvest continues unabated due to regular watering. Along with all the crops shown in prior posts, some new ingredients … Continue reading
Posted in harvest, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized
Tagged French Fingerling potatoes, gardening, garlic, melons, Potager, Potatoes, shallots, Six on Saturday, tomatoes
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June Review
It seems June flew by in a whiz, so it’s good to take a moment to look back and review, and evaluate how the gardens fared this month. After a very dry April and May, June had enough well-spaced … Continue reading
Posted in harvest, monthly review, Uncategorized
Tagged beans, gardening, harvest, June garden, Potager, succession planting, summer crops
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Harvest Monday-June 18
Happily, we’ve reached that time of the season when it’s not “what can I find to harvest?” but “what do I want to harvest?” Of course, picking crops at their peak determines much of what comes to the kitchen. … Continue reading
Posted in harvest, Harvest Monday, Uncategorized
Tagged beans, gardening, growing vegetables, Harvest Monday, peas, Potager, zucchini
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2017 Evaluation
As the second year of the potager ends, it is time to evaluate the successes and failures of this past season. Yes, even after over fifty years of gardening, there are still failures, and that’s okay. Once it was … Continue reading
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