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Six on Saturday: Aug 14
It’s yet another Saturday, hazy from the western wildfires all the way here to Indiana! It’s been hot and humid, with hardly any rain still but somehow with the heavy morning dew the crops are managing. August is always an … Continue reading
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Tagged cut flowers, feeding the birds, Indiana gardening, Potager, seed saving, Six on Saturday, sunflowers
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Feeling the change
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
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Tagged butternut squash, changing seasons, daylilies, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, sunflowers, sweet peas
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Six on Saturday: July 11, 2020
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
Six on Saturday: July 4th 2020
Happy July 4th! It’s a glorious day here in Indiana! Hard to limit to six for this Saturday, because the daylilies are opening everywhere, the potager’s plants are becoming loaded with produce, and everywhere I look there is color and … Continue reading
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Tagged cipollini, gardening, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, melons, peppers, potager, Six on Saturday, sunflowers
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Six on Saturday: June 20
Despite the many negatives of the “isolation period” the positive is that for the first time ever, I am here to see each and every “first bloom” of the season! Usually I’m traveling, attending conferences, speaking at symposiums, going on … Continue reading
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Tagged blue alliums, flower gardens, gardening, Indiana gardening, perennials, rudbeckia, Six on Saturday, sunflowers
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This and That
The end of August is approaching but it’s felt more like late September, due to misty mornings and cool, cool evenings. Normally our grass is beige by now, and the mowings happen rarely, but with this year’s unusual rains the … Continue reading
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Tagged amaranth, Cresto zinnias, cutting garden, Indiana gardening, late-blooming daylilies, potager, sunflowers
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Being Mindful
A new resolve to be more mindful of my moments took me out earlier this morning than usual. The lawn was soaked with dew, the air was heavy with foggy moisture, and there was an unusual stillness….no lawn mowers, no … Continue reading
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Tagged being mindful, fog, Indiana gardening, potager, sunflowers
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Six on Saturday: Aug 3
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Tagged Baby Bear pumpkins, fall crops, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, Six on Saturday, sunflowers, Swallowtails, Wando peas
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12th Seeding
The potager’s beds are filling up fast, as many transplants were planted in the past two SUNNY days! Hopefully today more direct seeding will occur, and the lower parts of the lawn can be mowed before the next rains … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Dec 29
The seed catalogs are arriving almost daily now, and the luscious photographs and descriptions are irresistible. Temptation lurks on every page. I indulge my fantasies for weeks by making a “wish list” that ignores the amount of space available. At … Continue reading
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