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Planting Leeks
I’ve been impatient (yep, it’s still a problem!) for the second planting of Green Arrow peas to be finished. There was empty space in the potager’s beds opened up by the harvest of all the shallots and garlic, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening, growing vegetables, Indiana gardening, kitchen garden, Leeks, potager
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Today a butterfly sat on my shoulder
That’s not an unusual occurrence for a gardener who works outside as much as I do, because butterflies are drawn to the salty sweat we produce. And in this heat, I’m definitely doing more than just “glow.” It’s said to … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid times, gardening, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, living in the moment, lucky butterflies, patience, potager
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Six on Saturday: July 4th 2020
Happy July 4th! It’s a glorious day here in Indiana! Hard to limit to six for this Saturday, because the daylilies are opening everywhere, the potager’s plants are becoming loaded with produce, and everywhere I look there is color and … Continue reading
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Tagged cipollini, gardening, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, melons, peppers, potager, Six on Saturday, sunflowers
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June 2020: Monthly review
2020 will be a memorable year simply because of Covid, but I’m beginning to think it will also be one that I’ll recall as one of the prettiest. Last year we had such a wet, wet spring that most field … Continue reading
And suddenly it’s JULY!
Outdoors, it definitely FEELS like July, or maybe even the hot, hot days of August! The melons, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are springing into action with pounds of fruit setting on and vines climbing to the moon. But it’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dames Rocket, France, gardening, hollyhocks, Indiana gardening, lavender, potager, triple daylily
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Today’s changes
Just knew it was too good to last! The nice shower we got over the weekend was apparently enough to soften the soil so the Japanese beetles could emerge, and out they came. I saw this one on a rose … Continue reading
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Tagged blackberries, gardening, growing roses, Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, Japanese beetles, potager, Roses
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Summer arrives…
Summer sneaked up on me this year. Of course, with temps in the 90’s it felt as if it were here before the actual day arrived, but it didn’t really register in my mind. Unnoticed, there was no celebration of … Continue reading
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Tagged edible flowers, gardening, herbs with flowers, hollyhocks, Indiana gardening, mixed borders, potager
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Six on Saturday: June 20
Despite the many negatives of the “isolation period” the positive is that for the first time ever, I am here to see each and every “first bloom” of the season! Usually I’m traveling, attending conferences, speaking at symposiums, going on … Continue reading
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Tagged blue alliums, flower gardens, gardening, Indiana gardening, perennials, rudbeckia, Six on Saturday, sunflowers
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Mysteries in the Garden
This morning, after reading several blogs by new gardeners, I took a meander around my own potager, and thought “Yes, I can see why they are confused and uncertain.” A new gardener who plants a packet of “Green Arrow” peas, … Continue reading
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