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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Harvest Monday July 31, 2017
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s hard to believe the month of July is almost gone. We got a brief break from the summer heat the last few days, and I celebrated by doing … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bread, Juliet, pole beans, sourdough, squash, tomatoes, tromboncino, white scallop
17 Comments
Variety Spotlight: Patio Baby Eggplant
This is the latest in a series of posts that I’ve done about my favorite varieties of fruits, vegetables and herbs we grow at Happy Acres. To see my other Spotlights, and those from other garden bloggers, visit the Variety Spotlights … Continue reading
Posted in Saturday Spotlight
Tagged #AASWinners, AAS, containers, eggplant, Fairy Tale, Patio Baby
3 Comments
Harvest Monday July 24, 2017
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We’re having a hot summer here this year, and last week was the hottest week we’ve had so far. The high temperatures got over 100°F a couple of days, … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged blackberries, broccoli, daikon, eggplant, pole beans, tomatoes, tromboncino
10 Comments
Planning the Fall Garden
It’s hard to believe it is almost time to start planting the fall garden here. Our season is long enough we can double crop many of the garden veggies, and there are some things like turnips that I normally only … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged abbage, brassicas, broccolic, fall planting, kale, kohlrabi, plug flats, radishes
3 Comments
Harvest Monday July 17, 2017
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We’re heading into summer veggie season here, and the weather is all summer all the time here, with temps in the high 90°F range last week. Cool for us … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bush beans, cabbage, daikon, eggplant, kimchi, kombucha, mushrooms, pole beans, radish
16 Comments

