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Tag Archives: salad boxes
Saturday Spotlight: Apollo Arugula
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
March Greenhouse Tour
There’s a lot of things growing in the greenhouse right about now, so I thought I would give a virtual tour. The below photo shows the view as you walk in, and amazingly there is actually room to walk at … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouse
Tagged arugula, Asian greens, chives, Golden Corn Salad, greenhouse, kale, lettuce, mint, mizspoona, parsley, salad boxes, spinach
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December Greenhouse Tour
It’s been quite a while since I gave a tour of the greenhouse. I like to show what’s going (and growing) on in there occasionally, partly for my own benefit to visually document things. I just got around to replanting … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouse
Tagged Asian greens, chives, cilantro, greenhouse, herbs, kale, lettuce, mint, parsley, rosemary, salad boxes, spinach
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Greenhouse in December
I promised a tour of the greenhouse, and here it is finally. It is a happening place this time of year, though not always very photogenic. Right now the middle aisle is crammed full of container grown plants. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouse
Tagged Aji Angelo, arugula, greenhouse, lettuce, mache, peppers, salad boxes, spinach
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Springing Forward, Slowly
Spring is slowly arriving here in our neck of the woods. There are a few signs around, some subtle and some pretty obvious. For instance, I almost overlooked the little snowdrops blooming out in the yard. Some previous resident must … Continue reading

