Tag Archives: gardening in Indiana

Short review: Romano Purpiat

Posted on August 29, 2019 by carolee

We just devoured the first picking of “Romano Purpiat” beans, a variety I’ve never grown before, and I must say they were absolutely delicious…tender, flavorful, stringless. Of course, they turn bright green when cooked, but the young ones are delicious … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged gardening in Indiana, growing vegetables, growing your own food, kitchen gardens, potager, product review, Romano Purpiat beans | 1 Comment

January: Monthly review

Posted on February 1, 2019 by carolee

A potager first! Here is a January crop of spinach, and I picked a large bowl. That was all I could reach from the end I could get open. The three other sides were so frozen I couldn’t get … Continue reading →

Posted in monthly review, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening in Indiana, growing vegetables, monthly review, polytunnel, Potager, spinach, winter harvest | 13 Comments

Six on Saturday: Jan 26

Posted on January 26, 2019 by carolee

It’s snowing! For my birthday, which is lovely and makes my world pristine and pretty. To celebrate, here’s my “Six on Saturday” as we creep to the end of January. 1) This week we had not only frigid (minus … Continue reading →

Posted in Six on Saturday, Uncategorized, winter | Tagged amaryllis, gardening in Indiana, hellebores, Potager, Six on Saturday, winter garden | 16 Comments

Dallying with Dahlias

Posted on January 17, 2019 by carolee

Now that the plan for the vegetable portion of the potager is fairly well in hand, it’s time to focus again on the flowers. A bit of thought was given to flowers way back in early October, when it was … Continue reading →

Posted in cutting garden, dahlias, Uncategorized | Tagged bouquets, cutting garden, dahlias, gardening in Indiana, orange flowers, Potager | 13 Comments

Carrots, please!

Posted on January 7, 2019 by carolee

As recently reported in my “December in Review” one of the potager’s crops that needs planning improvement is carrots. I recall that there were gaps in production and at times there weren’t enough to meet needs, but a quick check … Continue reading →

Posted in carrots, garden planning, succession planting, Uncategorized | Tagged carrots, gardening in Indiana, growing vegetables, kitchen garden, Potager, succession planting | 7 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

December in Review

Posted on January 3, 2019 by carolee

This will be a short review, because there’s not much to harvest outdoors in December in central Indiana! It was a cold, bleak month overall, with very little sunshine or snow. The temperatures dropped and by the time I dug … Continue reading →

Posted in garden planning, Harvest Journal, monthly review, Recipes, Uncategorized | Tagged December harvest, gardening in Indiana, growing vegetables, leek recipe, monthly review, parsnips, Potager | 6 Comments

And the Frost came…

Posted on October 24, 2018 by carolee

while I was away. I knew it had come, and dreaded the sight would greet me upon my return. Death everywhere, beginning in the Front Garden as I pulled into the driveway. Of course at the time, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in frost, Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, frost damage, gardening, gardening in Indiana, kitchen garden, Lettuce, Potager, purple mustard | 14 Comments