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Saturday Spotlight: Amsterdam Prickly Seeded Spinach

This is the latest in a series of posts that I’ve done about my favorite varieties of fruits, vegetables and herbs we grow at Happy Acres. To see my other Spotlights, and those from other garden bloggers, visit the Variety Spotlights … Continue reading

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March Greenhouse Tour

There’s a lot of things growing in the greenhouse right about now, so I thought I would give a virtual tour. The below photo shows the view as you walk in, and amazingly there is actually room to walk at … Continue reading

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Monday Recap: Greening and Flooding

If April showers bring May flowers, then what does a March deluge bring? One thing it brings is flooding, and our local rivers (like the Ohio) are out of their banks and well past flood stage. We have had almost … Continue reading

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Monday Recap: Promises of Spring

The calendar says it is March, which is supposed to be the meteorological start to spring. However the weather itself must have missed getting that email, and dumped us with another load of snow last week. I measured a little … Continue reading

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Monday Recap: The Deep Freeze

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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