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Hi, I'm Dave and thanks for visiting. I garden in Zone 6b in southern Indiana, and I blog here about gardening, nature and food.
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Category Archives: Gardening
Mid-June Garden Update Part 1
It’s time for another update on the vegetable garden here at Happy Acres. I’ll break it up into two parts since I have quite a few photos to share. To start, the weather here has been fairly dry this spring … Continue reading
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Tagged brassicas, cabbage, eggplant, hot peppers, kohlrabi, peppers, pole beans, squash, tomatoes, winter squash
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May 2026 Update
I thought it was about time for another update as we near the end of May here. Time is surely flying by as I am staying busy with gardening! Spring means asparagus season here, and we’ve had a pretty good … Continue reading
April 2026 Update
Most of the month of April was extremely dry here, with very little rainfall. Last year we had a whopping 11 inches of rain in April, which drowned crops and left the soil a soggy mess. This year we’ve gotten … Continue reading
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March 2026 Update
As usual, I have been busy this March with seed starting activities. So far I have started seeds for the brassicas, petunias, parsley, eggplant, tomatoes and peppers. Next up in the lineup will be the cucumbers and squashes. It keeps … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, collards, kale, lettuce, seed starting, sourdough bread
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February 2026 Update
It has been a quiet month here when it comes to gardening. The weather was cold and snowy early in the month, and harvesting was minimal. I was able to cut some curly kale from the greenhouse, which was a … Continue reading
