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Frost Warning!
The forecasters predicted a frost, so it was time to harvest the last of the celosias and zinnias. The peppers, tomatoes, beans and other more sensitive crops needed to be picked as well, so the flowers were just hurriedly jammed … Continue reading
Was it worth it?
Someone asked me if I really thought going to the trouble of covering “tender” crops before a frost was worth the effort. I reported in an earlier post that our first frost occurred on October 5, but that it was … Continue reading
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Tagged frost, frost covering, frost damage, gardening, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen garden, potager
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Six on Saturday: May 9th
Last night’s 24 degrees F broke the record (28 degrees) for May 9 that was recorded in 1947, the year I was born. That really puts the night’s freeze in perspective. My dad always said “A thunderstorm in January means … Continue reading
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Tagged frost, frost damage, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, nasturtiums, peas, potager, record temperatures, Six on Saturday
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October in Review
October always brings the biggest, fastest transition in the potager. Early in the month, the beds are still lush and full. Production is still high and the preserving of the produce fills more time than the gardening. The only planting … Continue reading
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Tagged dahlias, frost, growing your own food, harvest, Indiana gardening, monthly review, potager
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To London, to London
to buy a fat pig? No, but obviously I ate like a pig because despite walking an unaccustomed 5.5-7 miles per day, I gained 6 pounds! I’ll write more about the trip later. Obviously, one can’t leave a productive potager … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: January 5
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
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Still growing
Even though the first light frosts came last week, the potager is still producing and some plants are still growing. Of course, with cooler temperatures, shorter days, and weaker sunlight the growth is slow but some crops love these conditions. … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, harvest, kitchen gardens, Potager, row covers, Uncategorized
Tagged autumn, fall crops, frost, gardening, learning, potager, row covers, seeds
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Now that Frost has come…
I always dread Frost, bringing to an end another gardening season. There is so much to be done before it arrives: collecting seeds, taking cuttings of special plants, dragging out covers for other plantings in the hope of keeping pretty them for … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Potager, Uncategorized
Tagged bulb storage, dahlias, fall chores, frost, potager
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To Bean or not to Bean, that is the question
So, back in August, when the first raised beds in my new potager were filled with soil, I sorted through my leftover seeds for things that might have a chance to mature before our first expected frost (Oct. 10). Obviously, … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, frost, gardening, pollinating, pollinators, potager
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