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Planting the Fall Garden

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Dave

I’ve been busy the last few weeks planting veggies for fall and winter harvest. First in the ground were bush beans. I pulled the spring planted beans which had slowed down considerably, and sowed more in their place. I also … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday July 9, 2018

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We’re still enjoying summery harvests here. A few of the summer squash plants are hanging in there and still producing, but half of them are dead and have been … Continue reading →

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Homemade: Quick Refrigerator Dill Pickles

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Dave @ HappyAcres

This is a quick and easy recipe for the pickle lover in your family. Here at Happy Acres, my wife is a big fan of them. In years past she had been buying pickles to put on sandwiches, but last … Continue reading →

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Stars of the Garden in 2017

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Dave @ HappyAcres

It’s time for my annual review of what did well in the garden, and what didn’t. In my 2016 review I called it The Year of the Pepper, since I harvested over 75 pounds of them. In 2017 the peppers … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday September 11, 2017

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We are finally getting some ripe peppers here, after a late and problematical start to my pepper plants. I had issues with aphids that set the plants back considerably, … Continue reading →

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