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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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Tag Archives: greens
Harvest Monday, April 5, 2010
This week marked the first of the asparagus harvest. It was only two spears, but we were pretty excited nonetheless. We are always eager for the start of asparagus season, since it is the first of our seasonal fruits and … Continue reading
Harvest Monday, March 29, 2010
This weeks harvest was pretty much All About Spinach. I harvested over 2 pounds of it, and it went into a variety of dishes. We made some fresh whole wheat spinach pasta, which turned out a lovely shade of bright … 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
Harvest Monday, March 15, 2010
We had another nice haul of greens this week. The second “thinning” of spinach yielded a little over a pound. I made four plantings this year, about double what I grew last year, because we like spinach so much. It’s … Continue reading
Asian Greens
Asian greens have recently become a favorite cool weather crop here at Happy Acres. I had grown pac choi and Chinese cabbage off and on for years, with varied success. But little did I know that beyond those two somewhat … Continue reading
