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Tag Archives: garlic
March Garden Tour
This will be a fairly brief tour, as there isn’t a whole lot going on out there just yet. Our cold and wet weather has put some of my planting plans on hold for a bit as I wait for … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged garlic, kale, magnolia, multiplier onions, onions, potato onions, shallots
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Harvest Monday February 19, 2018
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We are surely in the midst of the hungry gap now, with few fresh veggies to be had even from the greenhouse. However, I did manage a small but … Continue reading
Looking Back on 2017, by the Month
For my last post of the year I thought I would share some of what I did in 2017. I started the year someplace warm, with tropical breezes and sandy beaches. Before returning home my wife and I enjoyed a … Continue reading
2017 Garlic Planting
Today was garlic planting day here at Happy Acres, and I got all the main crop 2017 garlic planted – 184 plants total. I will plant a bit more for green garlic later on in another spot. Last year I … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged garlic, green garlic, multiplier onions, planting jig, shallots
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2017 Garlic Harvest Review
The garlic is all in now, cured and cleaned up and weighed. I had thought earlier that the size of the bulbs seemed a bit smaller than last year, based on the first ones I dug. As it turns out … Continue reading

