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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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Winter Garden Update
The New Year started off with bitter cold weather here. Overnight lows got down in the single digits, and the temps did not get above freezing for 11 days in a row. Despite that, we still have winter hardy veggies … Continue reading
The Case of the Missing Escarole
Sounds like a mystery, doesn’t it? Maybe the title for a Hercule Poirot novel? Actually, it’s a real-life drama here at Happy Acres. And this is just the latest incident in what has become a continuing saga of missing plants. … Continue reading
Macro Monday: From Seed To Salad
These photos capture the journey from seeds to salad. To see more close ups and macro photography, visit Macro Monday. Or submit your own photos and join in the fun at Lisa’s Chaos.
Fall Garden Update
I’ve been a little under the weather this week (I’ll spare you the gory details) but the veggie garden goes on. We’ve still got fresh turnips, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, radicchio, and tatsoi to harvest as we need them. Amazingly, … Continue reading
The Greening of Autumn
Though I’m a child of the 60’s this is not a revolutionary counterculture kinda rap. No, I’m thinking about the changing of the seasons this morning – literally. It’s Officially Fall here. The leaves are changing, the air is crisp … Continue reading
