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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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Mini Salad Boxes
These growing boxes are a smaller sized version of the bigger salad boxes I made a couple of weeks ago. I made them from 16 inch long pieces of 1×4 and 2×4 lumber. The inside dimensions are 13 inches wide, … Continue reading
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Tagged containers, greenhouse, greens, homemade, lettuce, salad, salad box
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Arugula Windfall
They say when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. So when the garden gives us arugula, I guess it means you should make…..pesto! It’s a good thing arugula is a favorite here at HA. The two window box … Continue reading
Early March Harvests
During the first week in March we managed to harvest around 1-1/2 pounds of greens for salads and cooking. We’ve been averaging a little over a pound of greens each week so far in 2011, which has been enough to … Continue reading
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Tagged cold frame, garlic, greenhouse, greens, lettuce, salad, salad box, spinach, winter
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Salad Boxes
I’m always trying to utilize our growing spaces more effectively here at Happy Acres. This winter, I grew various greens in containers in the greenhouse. From October through early March, there’s a lot of available space on the benches and … Continue reading
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Tagged containers, greenhouse, greens, homemade, lettuce, salad, salad box
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Wild About Arugula
For an easy to grow plant that is versatile in the kitchen, it’s hard to beat arugula. Even so, I have to admit I am a recent convert to the I Love Arugula fan club. But now that I have … Continue reading
