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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: peppers
Harvest Monday September 22, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. My wife and I just returned from a getaway to Maine, where we enjoyed the sights in Portland and fought the crowds in Bar Harbor. … Continue reading
Harvest Monday September 15, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. I managed to find a few more tomatoes last week to go along with the peppers and eggplant that are still producing well. The Cornito … Continue reading
November Garden Update
Today I want to share a few of the things that are growing here this November. It’s been a mild fall so far, with warmer and drier than usual conditions. We finally had our first hard freeze this morning, which … Continue reading
June Garden Update
I wanted to give another update on the garden here at Happy Acres. I now have everything planted in the summer vegetable garden, and most everything has been mulched as well. Last week I got the pole beans planted, and … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, no-dig no-till, peppers, pole beans, summer squashes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, winter squashes
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May Garden Update
It’s time for another update on the garden here at Happy Acres. I’ve been busy lately working in the vegetable garden, and I would guess about 80% of the spring and summer plantings are complete. Most of the weedy areas … Continue reading

