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Six on Saturday: April 10
Welcome to Six on Saturday, where gardeners from about the globe post six things that are happening in their gardens, or plants that make them happy, of just six topics of interest. This idea belongs to The Propagator, so visit … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged hellebores, Indiana gardening, miniature iris, potager, Six on Saturday, spring bulbs, strawberries
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A Welcome Rain
I haven’t written in a while, because the weather has just been too good to stay indoors, and by the time I quit gardening for the day my brain is too tired to compose thoughtful content. I pushed hard, planting … Continue reading
May in Review
The photo for May shows that the beds are filling, but also reflects the excessive amount of rain we’ve experienced through the yellowing of many of the plants. Some of the garlics are beginning to suffer, especially those in … Continue reading
Posted in monthly review, Uncategorized
Tagged hail, harvest, Indiana gardening, May garden, Observations, strawberries, weeds and weather
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Strawberry troubles
With the potager’s interior borders finally cleaned, it was time to turn my attention to the beds proper, and the first bed that screamed “Help ME!” was this strawberry bed. These “Honeonye” plants were moved from my friend Chris’s … Continue reading
Posted in small fruits, Uncategorized
Tagged Indiana Berry Farm, Indiana gardening, kitchen garden, Potager, strawberries
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Thwarting the birds
Last year, I was overjoyed to begin picking a quart or so every few days from the strawberries I’d planted in the potager. They were older plants moved from the prior Cook’s Garden at the farm, so were off to … Continue reading
Posted in berries, critter control, gardening, kitchen gardens, Potager, raised beds, row covers, Uncategorized
Tagged bamboo, berry netting, critter control, gardening, kitchen gardens, learning, potagers, strawberries
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A Day of Firsts!
After a long spell of cold, rainy weather it is suddenly 87 degrees and total sunshine! The slight drawback are the 50 mph winds that are really drying things out. I’ve had to water the flats on the outside benches … Continue reading
Posted in chives, gardening, herbs, kitchen gardens, Potager, Uncategorized
Tagged berries, cabbage worms, chives, first blooms, gardening, peas, snow peas, strawberries
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The Bad
Not everything in the new potager has been perfect. The most frustrating aspect comes from critters, who thwart every effort. The most frustrating has been the raccoons, which have decimated the strawberry harvest. After only 4 quarts of beautiful, big … Continue reading
Posted in garden pests, gardening, Potager, Uncategorized
Tagged critters, garden pests, gardening, Plantskydd, potager, raccoons, strawberries
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Could it be Fairies?
Since the strawberries began blooming, I’ve been keeping a close watch. Before the rains set in, there were hundreds of pretty, white blooms. I fussed and stewed, because I did not see a single bee to pollinate the flowers. My … Continue reading
Posted in berries, fairies, gardening, kitchen gardens, Potager, small fruits, Uncategorized
Tagged fairies, gardening, potager, strawberries
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