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August: Monthly review
Yet another month just flew by! Overall, August was hot and dry, very dry so much of the time was spent watering. As I look at this photo, I am reminded of all the days with gorgeous blue skies. I … Continue reading
Posted in August, cutting garden, Harvest Journal, monthly review, seeds, Uncategorized
Tagged growing your own food, Indiana gardening, monthly review, potager
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Playing Catch-up…or is that ketchup?
As the heat wave and lack of rain continue, much of my time is spent dragging hoses and watering, watering, watering. I’m just trying to keep the potager and the 3 main flower gardens as healthy as I can, but … Continue reading
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Tagged growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen garden, potager
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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
Six on Saturday: July 17
Welcome to this “Six on Saturday” post (amazingly halfway through July already!!!) from north central Indiana. Let’s begin with a promised report on using leek blossoms as a cut flower. As you may recall, I was skeptical about them mainly … Continue reading
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Tagged celosia, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, squash borers, strawflowers
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Shallots are in!
Right on schedule, the shallots were ready to harvest. The tops were beginning to dry and had fallen over at the neck. A light tug on one resulted in an easy release from the soil, because the roots had begun … Continue reading
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Tagged growing vegetables, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, shallots
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June: Monthly review
June has finished, and although the gardener was often distracted by family matters, the garden carried on and charged ahead. Plants have nearly reached the top of the trellises and are spilling into paths. The daylilies are in full bloom … Continue reading
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Tagged cutting flowers, cutting garden, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, monthly review, potager
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Six on Saturday: July 3
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
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Tagged growing vegetables, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, summer squash
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Six on Saturday: Floweriferous
If there isn’t such a word as “floweriferous,” there certainly should be! This is the time of year that if a gardener skips a visit to his/her garden for a day, there will certainly be new surprises missed. New blooms … Continue reading
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Tagged flower borders, Indiana gardening, perennial flowers, potager, Six on Saturday
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Six on Saturday: June 19
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
The White Season
What I term “The White Season” in my gardens will soon be coming to an end. I hate to see it go, because I find it so calming and elegant, so bridal and virginal. After the riot of spring bulb … Continue reading
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