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Tag Archives: greens
Mini Salad Boxes
These growing boxes are a smaller sized version of the bigger salad boxes I made a couple of weeks ago. I made them from 16 inch long pieces of 1×4 and 2×4 lumber. The inside dimensions are 13 inches wide, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged containers, greenhouse, greens, homemade, lettuce, salad, salad box
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Early March Harvests
During the first week in March we managed to harvest around 1-1/2 pounds of greens for salads and cooking. We’ve been averaging a little over a pound of greens each week so far in 2011, which has been enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged cold frame, garlic, greenhouse, greens, lettuce, salad, salad box, spinach, winter
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Salad Boxes
I’m always trying to utilize our growing spaces more effectively here at Happy Acres. This winter, I grew various greens in containers in the greenhouse. From October through early March, there’s a lot of available space on the benches and … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged containers, greenhouse, greens, homemade, lettuce, salad, salad box
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Wild About Arugula
For an easy to grow plant that is versatile in the kitchen, it’s hard to beat arugula. Even so, I have to admit I am a recent convert to the I Love Arugula fan club. But now that I have … Continue reading
February in the Greenhouse
After last week’s tour of the cold frames, I thought I would give an update on how things are growing in the greenhouse. I like to document what’s going on periodically for my own records, and it’s also nice to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Asian greens, greenhouse, greens, herbs, lettuce, onions, spinach
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