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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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Monday Recap: A Busy Month
May is usually one of the busiest gardening months for me, with lots of prep work, planting, weeding and mulching to be done. Last week I started seed for the cucurbits that are going in the main garden area. I … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged bees, cell flats, Cima di Rapa, gooseberries, greenhouse, kale, lemongrass, lettuce, lilac, Monday Recap, rapini, spinach
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Monday Recap: It’s the Bee’s Knee’s
The bees are back here at Happy Acres. Our nuc last year never took off and did anything, and by the time we figured that out it was too late to get a hive going in time to make it … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Gardening
Tagged asparagus, beekeeping, bees, lentils, paste tomatoes, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
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Monday Recap: April Showers
It has been a rainy April this year, which isn’t that unusual here in our area. We’ve had over six inches so far, and it has rained thirteen out of the twenty days. It’s the season for many green things … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening
Tagged arugula, asparagus, bread, carrots, green garlic, Monday Recap, pesto, spinach
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Monday Recap: Speared, Sowed and Bolted
Every year about April my wife and I begin our annual Asparagus Watch. What we’re watching for are the first signs of the spears shooting up out of the ground. That’s the beginning of asparagus season, and this year it … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged asparagus, carrots, cold frame, lettuce, Monday Recap, spinach
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Monday Recap: Green, Green
With lots of green showing everywhere I turn, it looks like spring is finally here. The lawn is turning green, and actually required mowing last week, at least in the areas where Bermuda grass hasn’t taken over. One green I … Continue reading
