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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: winter squash
Stars of the Garden in 2020 Part 1
Once again it’s time for my annual review of what did well in the garden, and what didn’t. Local weather certainly has a big influence on home gardens, and Happy Acres is no exception. The amount of rainfall, temperatures, and … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, kohlrabi, Korean squash, squash, winter squash
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Harvest Monday September 28, 2020
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It was pepper time last week, as I harvested quite a few ripe ones to make a batch of fermented hot sauce. I got almost two … Continue reading
Harvest Monday September 21, 2020
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Our weather has taken a turn recently, with cooler temps and less humid air. I had to wear a light jacket a couple of mornings when … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, eggplant, gochugaru, paprika peppers, sweet peppers, winter squash
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Getting Squashed in July
It happens every year about this time, sometimes a bit earlier. Suddenly, we are up to our ears in squash! That’s not a bad thing though. In addition to eating them fresh, I freeze a lot for use later in … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged hand pollination, honeybees, summer squash, trellis, tromboncino, winter squash
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Hand-Pollinating Squash
Most gardeners don’t worry much about how their vegetables get pollinated. For one thing, almost all of the popular vegetables people grow do just fine without any help from the gardener. But squashes can sometime be an exception to that. … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, hand pollination, pollination, squash, summer squash, winter squash
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