Tag Archives: kitchen gardens

Six on Saturday: July 3

Posted on July 3, 2021 by carolee

No complaints at all about the harvests in June, but July has begun with an even bigger glut of produce! Today there was a bounty of summer squash, five different varieties. The green basket is “Biet Alpha” cucumbers, and with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged growing vegetables, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, summer squash | 4 Comments

Six on Saturday: June 19

Posted on June 19, 2021 by carolee

This week’s Six on Saturday is a selection of things in the potager that will be coming onto the menu very shortly. In fact, the first summer squash and cucumber have already been picked and will be part of today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Feher Ozon peppers, growing your own vegetables, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, seasonal eating, summer squash | 8 Comments

Resisting the urge.

Posted on March 10, 2021 by carolee

We are having a stretch of amazing weather. It’s been warm, actually very warm (yesterday it reached 64 degrees F!) and it’s been sunny for over a week. The raised beds are dry enough to work in, which isn’t surprising … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged impatience, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, spring bulbs, spring planting | 12 Comments

Happy St. David’s Day!

Posted on March 1, 2021 by carolee

Today is March 1st, also known as St. David’s Day, the patron saint of Wales. It is said that David (“Dewi” in Welsh) lived in the 6th century and only drank water, sometimes immersed himself in icy water while reciting … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged growing vegetables, herbal lore, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, Leeks, March, potager, St. David's Day | 15 Comments

Winners and Losers!

Posted on September 23, 2020 by carolee

I mentioned in my last post that an autumn seed order was in the works. However, before any seeds are ordered for the coming year, a hard look needs to be taken at how the “new kids” for 2020 performed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Coleus, cutting garden, evaluating the crops, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, selection seeds | 3 Comments

The First Day of Autumn

Posted on September 22, 2020 by carolee

The first day of Autumn…already! How did that happen? In some ways, it seems as though I was just celebrating all the “firsts”…the first crocus, the first daffodil, the first radish harvested from the potager, the first ripe tomato and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, cutting garden, gardening, harvest, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, preserving food | 12 Comments

Feeling the change

Posted on July 30, 2020 by carolee

The air feels different. Mornings begin as misty, impressionist paintings with a layer of fog over the neighboring cornfield, and the sun seems to be in no hurry to make an appearance. But slowly, it emerges bringing intense heat and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged butternut squash, changing seasons, daylilies, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, sunflowers, sweet peas | 5 Comments

Lettuce Save Seed!

Posted on July 23, 2020 by carolee

I’ve been reading so many posts about saving seeds, and so many of them have mis-information that must be confusing to new gardeners especially. Admittedly, I don’t save many seeds now, but back in my homesteading days I did. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cross pollination, Goldfinch, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, Lettuce, potager, Saving seeds | 7 Comments

The Alliums are invading!

Posted on July 13, 2020 by carolee

I’m growing more alliums than usual this year, but not quite as many shallots. It wasn’t my choice to grow fewer, but last year was so wet that many of the shallots began to rot before their tops even considered … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged garlic, growing your own vegetables, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, Onions, potager, shallots, succession planting | 11 Comments

Six on Saturday: July 11, 2020

Posted on July 11, 2020 by carolee

This “Six on Saturday” is simple…six things that made me smile this morning! Tomato “Sun Sugar” is one of my favorites, and often the first to ripen. Red tomatoes give me a rash, but I can eat these luscious orange … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged first tomato, growing melons, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, Six on Saturday, Sun Sugar tomato, sunflowers | 15 Comments