The 2014 garden is in full swing, and here are some photos from yesterday with some highlights of the current progress. This is my first year giving potatoes a whirl, and the Yukon Gold Potatoes are doing their thing. This is much of a learning process for me, but they are clearly growing, so we're at least that far. I'm hoping these turn out excellent, as everyone says home … [Read more...] about Photo Garden Tour: End of June 2014
Gardening
Growing Peas in Indiana
Last year, well into the planting season, I decided to look into what it takes to grow peas here in Indiana. Looking around, the most valuable resource by far has been the Purdue University Consumer Horticulture website, specifically the Indiana Vegetable Planting Calendar (PDF) they publish. They state that peas should be planted, in the Indianapolis area, from March 20th … [Read more...] about Growing Peas in Indiana
Seed Starting 2014
I've had a home garden ever since I moved into my first house. It started out with mainly tomatoes since that's what I always remembered my folks growing as a kid, and what I knew would grow without much fuss here in Indiana. Over the years I've tried a few different veggies here and there, with peppers becoming my other favorite, AND SUCCESSFUL, crop. Last year I decided … [Read more...] about Seed Starting 2014