Author: Paul

Author Paul R. Wonning considers himself an "Indiana Hound," because he likes to "sniff" out the interesting places and history of Indiana and then use his books to reveal them to his readers. He also enjoys gardening, American history and dabbles in writing fantasy and humorous fiction.
Events

St. Charles Marketplace

I will have my books at the: St. Charles Marketplace 9:00am – 3:00pm Free Shopping rain or shine.Inside & outside … Continue reading St. Charles Marketplace

Exploring Indiana Series

Camping Across Indiana

Join us on our first summer of exploring Indiana’s myriad destinations by camper. Visit the World’s Largest Paintball, a sunken garden, and stroll across the mighty Ohio River. Using Indiana State Park campgrounds as a base camp we day trip to many intriguing destinations across the Hoosier State. Looking for some interesting road trips? Use this informative tourism guide to plan your own Indiana road trip adventure. Even if you don’t camp, you can still enjoy the road trips. Continue reading Camping Across Indiana

Abe's Beer Garden

03-31 Greenhouse Complete

03-31 Greenhouse Complete
The winter’s project of building a greenhouse to grow early and late vegetable crops is finally complete with the covering of the structure with plastic. I used construction grade plastic, so I hope it lasts two or three seasons. The man at the hardware store told me they had covered a greenhouse for his father four or five years ago and it was still in use, so I used it. Covering the structure is quite a project, especially as I did it myself. An extra set of hands would have been nice, but it is what it is. At the bottom I installed some removable panels which I can take off for watering, maintenance and ventilation.
I don’t plan on heating this structure, I just want to use it to grow early and late crops like lettuce, cabbage, kale and other members of the cabbage family. After cultivating the soil with a Ryobi cultivator I covered the bed with a mulch of shredded leaves, grass clippings and shredded paper which I composted last summer. The bed is ready to plant. Continue reading 03-31 Greenhouse Complete

Abe's Beer Garden

Transplanting the First Seedlings

Two weeks after planting the seeds in seed flats, the first batch of seedlings were ready for transplant. Not all of them were, as some seeds germinate slower that others and some grow slowly. The lettuce, mescaline, brassica (cabbage, kohlrabi, etc.), spinach and snow peas were. Many of the perennials were ready, as well. The strawberries, peppers and chamomile had germinated, but were still too small. Continue reading Transplanting the First Seedlings

Gardener's Guide to Annual Flowers, Sample Chapter

Sample Chapter – Gardener’s Guide to Marigolds – Propagatio

Plant marigold seed about six to eight weeks before the last spring frost. Use a soilless potting mix, available at garden, hardware or farm stores, to plant he seeds. Fill bedding packs, pots or other suitable container with the soil, place the seeds about 1 inch apart on the soil surface and cover with Continue reading Sample Chapter – Gardener’s Guide to Marigolds – Propagatio

Podcast - Indiana Places and History, Road Trip Indiana Series

Podcast – Southeast Indiana Interesting Places

Greetings, today I want to talk about some of the interesting historical places of Southeastern Indiana. I will use the historical markers located around the region as a reference point. My book, Southeast Indiana Day Trips from my Road Trip Indiana Series includes every historical marker installed by the Indiana Historical Bureau in the region. In the book, I include the text of the marker as well as some background information to give the marker more context. Historical markers, ignored by many, can give some interesting insights into the events, people and places of a city, town or village. Many of the topics of the markers are not well known. Continue reading Podcast – Southeast Indiana Interesting Places

Podcast - Indiana Places and History, Road Trip Indiana Series

Podcast – Historical People of Southeast Indiana

Greetings, today I want to talk about some of the historically notable people of Southeastern Indiana. I will use some of the historical markers located around the region as a reference point. My book, Southeast Indiana Day Trips from my Road Trip Indiana Series includes every historical marker installed by the Indiana Historical Bureau in the region. In the book, I include the text of the marker as well as some background information to give the marker more context. Historical markers, ignored by many, can give some interesting insights into the events, people and places of a city, town or village. Many of the topics of the markers are not well known. Continue reading Podcast – Historical People of Southeast Indiana