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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
May: Monthly Review
A bit tardy with the monthly review, but time has been spent dragging hoses and finally putting down some mulch. May began with the beauty of the tulips, gorgeous weather and lots of planting. Then on the 9th was the … Continue reading
February 2020: Monthly review
Overall, February was a wet, gloomy month. The gardens showed very little change. When it wasn’t snowing, it was raining. Of 29 days, the sun shown on Ground Hog Day (of course) and three others (when the ground was snow-covered.) … Continue reading
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Tagged harvest totals, Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, monthly review, potager, Slogger shoes
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November in Review
Impossibly true, but another month has passed! November was a mixed bag weather-wise, with record cold early in the month, two snowfalls and a few days in the upper 50’s tucked here and there. There were wicked winds with 60mph … Continue reading
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Tagged bulb planting, crop storage, harvest totals, Indiana gardening, monthly review, November, Pinetree Seeds, potager
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July: Monthly Review
July was an excellent month, with enough rain that the only watering required were the pots and containers. In fact, the garlic, onions, and shallots did not appreciate all the rains, and began to rot before they were truly ready … Continue reading
June: Monthly Review
Here’s the official “end of June” photo of the potager. If you go back to look at the May Review, you can see quite a difference. June began as a replay of April & May…cooler than usual and rain … Continue reading
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Tagged critter control, fava beans, growing vegetables, harvest totals, Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, peas, Potager, raccoons, watering
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Farewell 2018
Happy New Year to each of you, dear readers! It’s the first day of January, named for the god Janus, of the two faces. One looks back, one looks forward. This is the day in my journal ( my daily … Continue reading
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Tagged end of year review, harvest totals, Janus, kitchen gardens, New Year's, Potager
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October Monthly Review
October began with adding pumpkins and the wooden pumpkins along the potager fence, as you can see above. Orange is my happy color, so adding more of it to all the gardens is always a fun task. For the … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, gardening, harvest, harvest totals, Indiana gardening, kitchen garden, monthly review, Potager
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2017 Evaluation
As the second year of the potager ends, it is time to evaluate the successes and failures of this past season. Yes, even after over fifty years of gardening, there are still failures, and that’s okay. Once it was … Continue reading
