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Someone Took a Joy Ride!
Someone hit and knocked over the neighbor’s gate post, swerved across the road and demolished a mailbox and then careened across our driveway and knocked over one of our pine trees that lines our drive. They must have been going … Continue reading
January: Monthly review
Once again I have dawdled in getting the monthly review out in a timely fashion. January seems long ago. I can barely remember New Year’s Eve and the entire month seems like one long, gray blur. Normally here in north … Continue reading
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Tagged Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, monthly review, potager
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Better than nothing….
This has been the most “snowless” winter in over 130 years in our area! There has been snowfall in Indiana north of us and south of us, but we remain basically snow-free. Today, January 20th, we have a few lazy … Continue reading
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Tagged Growing indoors, Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, seed starting
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Rain is magic!
It’s been strange to listen to the evening news week after week, with the “local” (that is Indianapolis, which is NOT local to us) weatherman bemoaning how wet the summer has been. Lakes in southern Indiana are at record levels … Continue reading
Peas, primulas, posies and more
Taking advantage of the good weather Saturday, a lot of little jobs were done and photographs were taken. The forecast was for heavy rain, followed by a string of frosty nights and for once they were exactly correct. So, the … Continue reading
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Tagged cut flowers, Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, Mellow Yellow columbine, peas, potager, primulas, silver bells, snowball bush
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April: Monthly review
Where did April vanish in a flash? What a month of contrasts and confusion. Sunny summer-like days came on the heels of blustery, snow-covered winter blasts, and then vice versa! The daffodils put on quite a show, and began tapering … Continue reading
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Tagged April, harvest totals, Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, monthly review, potager
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Recovery!
The 4″ of heavy snow melted almost entirely in one day, but it was followed by a 25 F night. Surprisingly, there was not as much damage as I expected. The Front Garden doesn’t look too bad, although there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, spring blooms, Spring snow
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April Snow
The forecasters were correct for once, although we really didn’t get much rain at all before it turned into snow as the temperatures fell. By evening, even the tiny, tiny flakes were beginning to form a thin blanket. I’d been … Continue reading
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Tagged April Snow, Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, potager, Spring, spring blooms, tulips
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April Fools’ Surprise
We knew it was going to be cold, well below freezing. All the pundits agreed, so I pulled the plastic-covered berry boxes back over the rows of spinach, kale, lettuce, carrots and leeks that we’ve been harvesting over the winter. … Continue reading
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