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Harvest Monday-June 18
Happily, we’ve reached that time of the season when it’s not “what can I find to harvest?” but “what do I want to harvest?” Of course, picking crops at their peak determines much of what comes to the kitchen. … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, gardening, growing vegetables, Harvest Monday, peas, Potager, zucchini
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Six on Saturday: June 16
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
Six on Saturday-June 9
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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Tagged broccoli, gardening, growing vegetables, Italian dandelion, Lettuce, peas, Potager, Six on Saturday
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Six on Saturday-June 2
May in our part of Indiana brought record heat and very little rain. Although parts of the state were blessed with rain as June began, all the storms passed north or south of us. So this “Six on Saturday” is … Continue reading
Potager progress
Things are popping in the potager! A couple of small rains have really spurred crops along. For example, last week bed 5d shown above was empty except for the row of mini tulips along the top edge. During the … Continue reading
Posted in Spring, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening
Tagged cabbage, growing vegetables, growing your own food, kitchen garden, Lettuce, May crops, peas, Potager
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Rainy day reading
Monday morning was a perfect day for planting. Our forecast for the next 10 days is excellent in terms of temperatures, so the babies were set in their designated places in the potager. Aspabroc (shown left,)”Gonzales Mini-Cabbage,” “Katrina” and “Primero” … Continue reading
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Tagged fava beans, gardening books, growing vegetables, kitchen garden, Potager, spring planting, Tovah Martin
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“Ap PEAS ment”
Appeasement: bringing about a state of peace, quiet or contentment; conciliatory action that satisfies or soothes… The sun is shining. The daffodils are blooming. The first planting of snow peas is emerging. I am planting shelling peas. I am ap-PEAS-ed!
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Tagged gardening, growing vegetables, peas, Potager, snow peas
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