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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: seeds
A Primer: Hybrids, Heirlooms and Open-Pollinated Varieties
In the last few years we have seen a big resurgence of vegetable gardening as a hobby. That has resulted in a lot of new gardeners trying their hands at an old pastime, and frankly I think that is a … Continue reading
Saving Seeds from Kale
This year I decided to save seeds from my new favorite kale, Beedy’s Camden. Back in the 1980′s Beedy Parker noticed a kale that was overwintering in her Camden, Maine garden. She propagated it, and made seeds available to other … Continue reading
Happy Yummy Pepper Update
It’s time for an update on my Happy Yummy Pepper project. Last year I was giving away seeds of an unusual orange pepper I had discovered in 2009. This ‘rogue’ pepper came from a packet of Yummy mini bell peppers. … Continue reading
Off To A Good Start
Last week I kicked off the 2012 seed starting season here at Happy Acres. I started seeds for arugula, broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi, Florence fennel, parsley and petunia. All but the petunia seeds went in a 288 cell plug flat. I … Continue reading
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2012 Seed Starting & Planting Schedule
Sue from Ohio recently requested that I post a time line for my seed starting dates. What a great idea! Knowing when to plant each vegetable is often difficult to determine, but it’s key to success. And it just happens … Continue reading
