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Driest August on Record, Backyard Chickens

It is now official, Indianapolis had the driest August on record, with only 0.37 inches of rain recorded.  While some areas around the city had more rain, my garden did not.  Needless to say, it is dessert dry.  The temperatures have also been very hot, with many 90 plus degrees days recorded.  Only within the [...]

Very Hot and Dry Early August

The weather has been very hot and extremely dry here in Central Indiana for the past 2 weeks.  Heavy rain was scattered about, but none fell in my garden :-(  Because of the heat, I have delayed planting out the broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower seedlings until today.  I cannot wait any longer to get these [...]

Summer Harvest, Hot Weather

The weather here in Central Indiana has been very hot, but at least it has rained enough to keep the garden producing without much supplemental watering.  The tomatoes have produced a decent harvest despite the leaf disease.  I was able to put up 7 containers of tomato sauce a few days ago.  There are still [...]

Onions and Cucumbers Harvested, New Garden Video

Happy Independence Day!!  While we enjoy our cookouts and fireworks today, please remember that freedom is not free.  Take a moment to pray for all of our active duty military personnel and our veterans and make sure to thank them for their service.

The onions were pulled up this morning and are now drying over hardware [...]

Early June Garden is Growing Fast

Wow, what a difference in the garden since my last entry of 3 weeks ago.  The garden has really taken off, especially the warm season veggies.  I started harvesting broccoli on June 6th (YUM!!), which is at least several weeks earlier than normal.  The cabbage loopers/worms have returned, so I have started spraying with bt.  [...]

Mid-May Garden Update, Pictures

The mid-May garden is doing well and you can almost see daily growth from the plants.  Generally, the garden seems to be slightly ahead of a normal year.  The lettuce is growing very well and harvest continues about 3 times a week.  Harvest will start soon on more green onions and a few radishes.  The weather [...]

Cole Crops Planted, Lettuce Doing Well

I finished transplanting cabbage, broccoli, and brussels sprout seedlings out into the garden between April 20-23.  The spring lettuce is growing really well and harvest will probably start within the week (see pic below).  It has been a really good spring so far for growing lettuce.  The weather has been unseasonably warm and dry for [...]

Mid April Garden Update, What Real Lettuce Taste Like

The weather here in Central Indiana so far this spring has been fabulous.  The temperatures have been in the 70’s and 80’s over the past 5 days or so with dry conditions.  The red bud trees are now in full bloom.  It is quite a bit cooler today, with a frost/freeze expected tonight.  With all [...]

Spring Seed Starting Going Stong

The spring seed starting is going full out right now.  All of the seeds for lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, celery, and fennel have germinated and are now in the cold frame.  The seeds I saved from the Sierra lettuce last year germinated really well for me (I guess that was a successful experiment!).  I [...]

Seeds Started, Cold Frame is Open for Business

I started 72 lettuce plants on February 28th.  Most of them have germinated and were moved to the cold frame.  On March 7th, I started 18 broccoli, 12 cabbage, 12 brussels sprouts, 12 celery, and 6 fennel plants.  I will be planting pepper seeds in about another week.  The weather has been nearly perfect the [...]