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Kitchen Garden in April

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Today I want to do an update on the area I call the kitchen garden. I call it that because it’s close to the house and with easy access to the kitchen. The beds around the greenhouse give us about … Continue reading →

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Monday Recap: Crunchy and Seeded

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Lots of crunchy vegetables are coming in right now. Like the April Cross daikon radishes. I’ll probably ferment some of those in the below photo for crunchy pickles. A little bit of them went on a salad yesterday, and I … Continue reading →

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Monday Recap: April Showers

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Dave @ HappyAcres

It has been a rainy April this year, which isn’t that unusual here in our area. We’ve had over six inches so far, and it has rained thirteen out of the twenty days. It’s the season for many green things … Continue reading →

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Monday Recap: Speared, Sowed and Bolted

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Every year about April my wife and I begin our annual Asparagus Watch. What we’re watching for are the first signs of the spears shooting up out of the ground. That’s the beginning of asparagus season, and this year it … Continue reading →

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Planting Onions and Taters

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Yesterday was a busy planting day here, and I managed to get both onions and potatoes in the ground. This year I got my onions from Dixondale Farms. I ordered 5 varieties: Candy, Super Star, Red Candy Apple, Red Torpedo … Continue reading →

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