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Harvest Monday May 17, 2021

It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s another week, and not much has changed here. Cold weather has delayed planting outside, but at least it has made for high quality salad greens. … Continue reading

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Harvest Monday April 19, 2021

It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It was a light harvest week here for me. Cold weather turned salad season into soup season, though I did harvest a bit of Slobolt leaf … Continue reading

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Photo Friday: May Flowers

It’s been a while since I shared photos of things other than edibles, so I thought I would show a bit of what’s blooming around here in early May. I’ll start out by the front of the house, where the … Continue reading

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Poking Up & Leafing Out

I love this time of year, because it brings a renewal of life. Seemingly overnight, the landscape changes from grays and browns to shades of green. Everywhere I look, things are poking up and leafing out. And many things are … Continue reading

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Survivor Plants, or Pests?

When my wife and I bought Happy Acres, it was populated by a lot of perennial plants that we loved. I’m talking about things like irises, daffodils, sedums and peonies. We soon discovered we had 25 (or more) different varieties … Continue reading

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