Tag Archives: winter squash

Getting Squashed in July

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Dave @ HappyAcres

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 →

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Hand-Pollinating Squash

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Dave @ HappyAcres

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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Harvest Monday October 14, 2019

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Once again it’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Last week we had our first frost, largely unpredicted until the last minute. That had me scurrying around Friday harvesting all the peppers and squash I … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday October 7, 2019

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Once again it’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It was a light harvest week for me here as I concentrated most of my efforts in getting the new greenhouse put up. I did get … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday September 30, 2019

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Once again it’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. I got a nice haul of pole beans last week. I let some of them get big for ‘shelly’ beans, since we like the mix of … Continue reading →

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