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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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Collards: A Southern Tradition from Seed to table
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Category Archives: Gardening
Planning the 2021 Garden
Around this time of year, I usually start to get serious about garden planning. I like to begin ordering seeds about now, and before I can do that I need to do a seed inventory as well as get some … Continue reading
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Stars of the Garden in 2020 Part 2
I’m back again with the second part of my annual garden review. In my last post I talked about the above average amount of rainfall we received this year. In 2020 so far we have received 54 inches of rain, … Continue reading
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Tagged blueberries, collards, hot peppers, kale, purple sprouting broccoli, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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Stars of the Garden in 2020 Part 1
Once again it’s time for my annual review of what did well in the garden, and what didn’t. Local weather certainly has a big influence on home gardens, and Happy Acres is no exception. The amount of rainfall, temperatures, and … Continue reading
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Tagged cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, kohlrabi, Korean squash, squash, winter squash
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Variety Spotlight: Collard Greens
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
Getting Squashed in July
It happens every year about this time, sometimes a bit earlier. Suddenly, we are up to our ears in squash! That’s not a bad thing though. In addition to eating them fresh, I freeze a lot for use later in … Continue reading
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Tagged hand pollination, honeybees, summer squash, trellis, tromboncino, winter squash
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