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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
Posted in harvest, Harvest Monday, Uncategorized
Tagged beans, gardening, growing vegetables, Harvest Monday, peas, Potager, zucchini
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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
Posted in gardening, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized
Tagged broccoli, gardening, growing vegetables, Italian dandelion, Lettuce, peas, Potager, Six on Saturday
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Out with the Old, In with the New….sometimes!
Our record heat here in Indiana is generating a quicker-than-normal turn-around in the potager. A premise of the potager is the replacement of one crop as soon as it is harvested with a succession crop, thus keeping all parts of … Continue reading
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
May’s End Views
As May slips to an end, it is most appropriate to feature the star of the Deck Garden, the prolific, no-care “May Queen” Shasta. I love these simple daisies, so abundant that cutting daily bouquets barely makes a dent … 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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Six on Saturday: May 12
After a very slow start, Spring is catching up to “normal” although we are still a bit behind. It’s been warm and dry for several days, allowing the farmers to get their fields planted after a late start. Yesterday, I … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday, succession planting, Uncategorized
Tagged chamomile, irises, peas, Potager, Six on Saturday, tulips, vegetable growing
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Wrong again!
Yesterday I checked the 10-day forecast (as I always do) and beyond a slightly chilly night, the forecast was for dry and sunny and tah-dah!!! three days in a row above 40 degrees! So, I bundled up (these old bones … Continue reading
Posted in planting, Spring, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening, weather
Tagged gardening, grow your own food, Indiana weather, peas, Potager, shallots, Spring, vegetable gardening
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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!
Posted in peas, snow peas, Uncategorized
Tagged gardening, growing vegetables, peas, Potager, snow peas
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A Succession of Peas, Please!
This season, I’m tweaking the succession plantings to make my potager even more productive. If crops (peas for example) are available for weeks, then we can eat them fresh and skip the energy (mine and the power company’s) it … Continue reading
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