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Six on Saturday: June 27, 2020

Posted on June 27, 2020 by carolee

For this Six on Saturday, we’re focusing on the food! It’s nearly the end of June, but the potager seems more like Mid-May in some ways. The crops are lagging behind “normal.” In checking past journals, “normally” by now I’m … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday: July 2

Posted on July 2, 2018 by carolee

  This Monday’s harvest looks pretty much like recent harvests taking place about every two days from the potager.  Top left are “Provider” beans, which just keep producing pounds and pounds of beautiful beans.  Even prettier are the “Velour” French … 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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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 →

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Six on Saturday-Nov. 4

Posted on November 4, 2017 by carolee

Frost has come a few times to central Indiana, sometimes light, sometimes heavy but often enough that the annuals have all turned brown.  I’d love to report that I’ve trimmed all the death and destruction from the gardens and moved it … Continue reading →

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