Tag Archives: snow

Monday Recap: The Deep Freeze

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Dave @ HappyAcres

We were fortunate last week to come through the latest Snowpocalypse with only about six inches of the powdery white stuff. We couldn’t escape the blast of Arctic air that followed behind it though that sent temperatures plummeting to record … Continue reading →

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Monday Recap: Snow Day

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Last week I said that so far this winter we had “been spared any significant snow or ice.” I also knew that winter was not nearly over, and today is proof of that as we are in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Novembrrr Snow Daze

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Dave @ HappyAcres

A local meteorologist has a contest every year to guess the date of the first one inch (or greater snowfall. I wonder if anyone chose November 17th this year? We not only got that inch, but several more to go … Continue reading →

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How Hardy Is Lettuce – 2013 Edition

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Dave @ HappyAcres

I really hadn’t planned on doing ‘lettuce trials’ this year. I pretty well proved to myself with my 2010 trial and 2011 trial that lettuce was indeed very hardy when protected by a cold frame. Last year we had so … Continue reading →

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Early December Harvests

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Dave @ HappyAcres

With snow, freezing rain and frigid weather predicted for last week, I harvested all that I could before the weather turned ugly. There’s lots of harvest-ready kale in the main garden right about now. Or at least there was before … Continue reading →

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