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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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Tag Archives: brassicas
In the Garlic Patch
I managed to finish mulching the garlic bed yesterday before the rains came. We needed a bit of rain, since we are actually running behind the averages so far this spring. Before mulching I weeded around the garlic, a job … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, brassicas, garlic, mulch, peas, shallots, soil temperature
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Another Round of Seed Starting
It is seed starting season around here for sure, and it has been keeping me busy lately. This week on 2/19 I started the spring brassicas in two 72-cell plug flats (broccoli, cabbage, kale and kohlrabi), and they are all … Continue reading
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Tagged brassicas, greens, parsley, petunia, plug flats, seed starting, transplanting
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Planting Kohlrabi
I think it’s safe to say we’re having an early spring here. The asparagus popped up a full three weeks ahead of when it did last year, and the raspberries and blackberries are leafing out as well. I also monitor … Continue reading
More Seed Starting and Potting Up
Yesterday I did another round of seed starting, this time with tomatoes. Since I’m growing quite a few different varieties, I chose a 128 cell plug flat to start them in. Once they get a set of true leaves, I … Continue reading
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Tagged brassicas, kohlrabi, peppers, seed starting, snow peas, tomatoes
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Sowing Brassica Seeds, and More
It’s seed starting time again here at Happy Acres. For this latest batch I sowed seeds for the spring planted brassicas, including broccoli, cabbage, kale and kohlrabi. I also started another flat of lettuce, with a few other greens like … Continue reading
