Category Archives: winter planning

Snowy days can lead to trouble!

Posted on February 13, 2019 by carolee

Too many snowy days can lead to trouble! The indoor job list has no appeal. It’s too nasty to venture outdoors. The lure of the computer beckons. Temptation fills page after page. “I’m only going to window shop,” one assures … Continue reading →

Posted in seed catalogs, Uncategorized, winter planning | Tagged Beth Chatto, gardening, perennials, Plant World Seeds, poppies, seed selection, seeds, shopping, temptation | 15 Comments

Interplanting

Posted on January 23, 2019 by carolee

I’ve been finalizing the spring planting plan for the potager. It’s a lot easier to move crops around on paper and make good decisions than it is outdoors in the heady rush of spring. Good planning makes sure that succession … Continue reading →

Posted in garden planning, succession planting, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening, winter planning | Tagged growing vegetables, growing your own food, interplanting crops, kitchen garden, Onions, Potager, small space growing, succession planting, winter planning | 8 Comments

Six on Saturday: January 5

Posted on January 5, 2019 by carolee

It’s the bleak mid-winter, although surprisingly the grass is still green and temperatures reached 50 degrees F yesterday! Not frigid, but still pretty bleak in terms of plant material. However, there are still things to see in the gardens. … Continue reading →

Posted in Six on Saturday, Uncategorized, winter, winter planning | Tagged frost, gardening in Indiana, growing herbs, herbal pantry, Six on Saturday | 4 Comments

Winter projects

Posted on January 18, 2018 by carolee

Gardeners often get frustrated during the winter. Right now it is 4 degrees F, with gusty winds that make it feel even colder. The gardens are covered not only with snow, but with an icy crust. Tattered seed catalogs form … Continue reading →

Posted in garden planning, gardening, Potager, Uncategorized, winter planning | Tagged garden journal, gardening, potager, seed starting, winter planning, winter tasks | 18 Comments

The Good Witch

Posted on January 13, 2018 by carolee

This time of year, gardeners are filled with longing for green, but we’ll settle for even a glimpse of growing. We search for the tiniest hint that spring is on the way. If you are impatient, as I am, … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, shrubs, Uncategorized, winter planning | Tagged flowering shrubs, gardening, winter interest, witch hazel | 17 Comments

New Year’s Luck

Posted on December 31, 2017 by carolee

I grew up on a farm, two miles from a town that we rarely visited except to go to school and church, and on Friday nights during basketball season. (This is Indiana, after all and high school basketball was almost a … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Potager, Recipes, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening, winter planning | Tagged Black-eyed peas, gardening, grow your own food, Lucky foods, New Year's traditions, salsa, salsa recipe, vegetable gardening | 7 Comments

Potager in Winter

Posted on December 30, 2017 by carolee

We woke this morning to winter’s magic. A gentle, all-night snowfall of the tiniest flakes frosted the trees and cleansed the view. It was too perfect to stay indoors despite the single-digit temperatures, so camera in hand I ventured … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, kitchen gardens, Lady Cottage, Potager, Uncategorized, vertical growing, winter, winter planning | Tagged arches, berry netting, gardening, Indiana weather, potager, Six on Saturday, snowfall, winter in the garden, winter planning | 8 Comments