Monthly Archives: March 2010

Harvest Monday, March 15, 2010

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Dave

We had another nice haul of greens this week. The second “thinning” of spinach yielded a little over a pound. I made four plantings this year, about double what I grew last year, because we like spinach so much. It’s … Continue reading →

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Asian Greens

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Dave

Asian greens have recently become a favorite cool weather crop here at Happy Acres. I had grown pac choi and Chinese cabbage off and on for years, with varied success. But little did I know that beyond those two somewhat … Continue reading →

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Do It Your Way

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Dave

The recent record-breaking cold temperatures in Florida are now sending shock waves across the US – in the form of higher produce prices, and with shortages of vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, strawberries and other crops. I was reminded of this … Continue reading →

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House Hunting, Bluebird Style

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Dave

With Spring in the air, the birds have started house hunting around here. I had a wren flying around in the greenhouse this morning. After I managed to convince it to leave, I saw where it was trying to start … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, March 8, 2010

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Dave

This week’s harvest added some baby spinach to the mix. I made a wilted spinach salad with some hot balsamic vinaigrette, orange sections and walnuts. The spinach was harvested when I did the final thinning from one of the greenhouse … Continue reading →

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Salads To Go

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Dave

One of the new things I tried last year was planting lettuce and other greens in plastic window boxes. I did it because I was doing a seminar on vegetable gardening and I needed something portable to illustrate how easy … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Soap

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Dave

Today was an exciting day here at Happy Acres. We got to try out our first batch of soap! It had cured for 4 weeks, and was a basic, unscented soap recipe. We both tried it out in the shower … Continue reading →

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