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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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We’re Cookin’ Here!
Things are cooking here at Happy Acres, both literally and figuratively. We are in the grips of another heat wave, with temps hitting 100F yesterday and heading for 102 today. And even though it’s been a hot, dry summer, the … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, butterflies, compost, Food, food pantry garden, Gardening, summer, tomatoes
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Call It the Brown Gold Yugo
I learned a lot about gardening from James Crockett. His PBS television show “Crockett’s Victory Garden” was must-see TV for me as a young adult. It was there I first learned about season extenders like cold frames and cloches. And … Continue reading
Harvest Monday, March 22, 2010
March is really turning into the month of greens. I pulled all the early planted pac choi in the greenhouse beds as they were showing the start of flower buds. There were still plenty of edible greens though, and it … Continue reading

