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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
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
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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
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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
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Tagged containers, eggplant, kohlrabi, lettuce, peppers, sweet potatoes
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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
