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Tag Archives: heirlooms
Planning the 2023 Garden
It’s a bit hard for me to believe, but 2023 will be the 40th year I have been gardening. That’s not counting early attempts at growing things when I was a teenager and still living with my parents. Not too … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged AAS Winners, heirlooms, peppers, pole beans, spinach, tomatoes
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January Garden Tour
Today I want to show what’s growing out in the vegetable garden in early January. So far we have had a fairly mild winter here, with no snow, ample rain and a bit warmer than usual temperatures. With those conditions, … Continue reading
Variety Spotlight: Collard Greens
This is the latest in a series of posts that I’ve done about my favorite varieties of fruits, vegetables and herbs we grow at Happy Acres. To see my other Spotlights, and those from other garden bloggers, visit the Variety Spotlights … Continue reading
Monday Recap: Gobble Gobbled
I think it is safe to say my wife and I have gotten our fill of turkey for a while. Last week I picked up a fresh local turkey from Uebelhack Turkey Farm that weighed almost 18 pounds. I baked … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening
Tagged chipotles, heirlooms, hot peppers, kale, Monday Recap, pumpkin, smoking, sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving, turnip greens, turnips
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Filling Your Own Ark, One Seed At A Time
Most people are familiar with the story of Noah and his Ark, whereby God commanded Noah to build a boat and fill it with family, food and animals. The Ark was to serve as a sort of floating zoo to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Ark of Taste, basil, garlic, green beans, heirlooms, herbs, kale, komatsuna, lacinato kale, lettuce, parsley, peppers, squash, tatsoi, tomatoes, winter squash
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