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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
September 2026 Update
It’s hard for me to believe, but September is almost over, and it’s time for another harvest update from Happy Acres. Our harvests are slowing down now, and I’m not really unhappy about that! I have been busy now for … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged eggplant, hot peppers, pole beans, sweet dumpling squash, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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It’s Tomato Season!
The tomatoes have been rolling in here lately, and I thought I would share pics and details of what I have been harvesting. I have been busy turning them into sauce, and my wife and I made a batch of … Continue reading
July 2026 Update
July is almost over, and it’s time for another harvest update from Happy Acres. Our harvests are in full swing now, and it’s keeping me busy bringing them in and preserving them. It has been a good year for cabbage … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged acorn squash, cabbage, cucumbers, eggplant, hibiscus, lettuce, summer squash, tomatoes
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June 2026 Update
It’s time for another harvest update from Happy Acres. The month of June is almost over, and our harvests are slowly but surely picking up now. Speaking of slow, first I will mention our blueberries. We’ve had these bushes for … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged blueberries, cabbage, eggplant, kohlrabi, lettuce, summer squash, zucchini
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Mid-June Garden Update Part 2
I’m back today with part 2 of the update on the vegetable garden here at Happy Acres. One of the last things I always get planted are the sweet potatoes, and this year I got them in on June 4th. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged containers, eggplant, kohlrabi, lettuce, peppers, sweet potatoes
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