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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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Seed Starting Update
It’s time for an update on my recent seed starting activities. On 1/31 I started seeds for parsley, fennel, chives and catnip. All those went into 3.5″ plastic pots, one for each variety. Those seeds have now germinated, and are … Continue reading
Let the Seed Starting Begin!
Today I kicked off the 2017 seed starting season by sowing seeds for several herbs, including seeds for parsley, fennel and garlic chives. While I was at it, I also sowed seeds for a micro greens mix, sunflower shoots, and … Continue reading
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Tagged herbs, parsley, plant lights, plug trays, seed starting, seeds
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More Seed Starting and Potting Up
Yesterday I did another round of seed starting, this time with tomatoes. Since I’m growing quite a few different varieties, I chose a 128 cell plug flat to start them in. Once they get a set of true leaves, I … Continue reading
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Tagged brassicas, kohlrabi, peppers, seed starting, snow peas, tomatoes
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Planting Peas and Starting Peppers and Petunias
March is always a busy gardening month here, with lots of seed starting and planting activities going on. This year I am growing edible podded peas for the first time in several years. To make planting easier, I prepped the … Continue reading
Sowing Brassica Seeds, and More
It’s seed starting time again here at Happy Acres. For this latest batch I sowed seeds for the spring planted brassicas, including broccoli, cabbage, kale and kohlrabi. I also started another flat of lettuce, with a few other greens like … Continue reading
