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Dave
Southern Indiana
USDA Zone 6bAn organic (mostly) gardener shares his thoughts about gardening, nature, food and striving to be self-sufficient.
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Harvest Monday: Green & Red
The harvests last week seemed to mostly involve the colors green and red. In the green camp we had: Arugula Garlic Scapes Lettuce The broccoli was bluish-green In the red zone we had: Cherries Strawberries The radicchio harvest seemed to … Continue reading
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Tagged broccoli, cherries, fruit, garlic, greens, lettuce, radicchio, strawberry
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Cherry, Cherry
It’s cherry time here at Happy acres! This tree was here when we arrived, so we don’t know the variety. We have two more cherry trees we did plant, but they are still small and only have a few cherries … Continue reading
Harvest Monday: Strawberries and More
Last week was definitely the week where the strawberry shined. We harvested 8.4 pounds of them, fully half our total harvest for the week. In addition to eating some every day, we started freezing them for later use. They are … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian greens, asparagus, broccoli, Gardening, lettuce, radicchio, salad
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Let the Feast Begin
One of the things that made Happy Acres so attractive to us before we bought it was the large, mature trees in the back yard. Someone here long before us nurtured the trees, and allowed them to grow up into … Continue reading
New Residents
I’ve been hoping to attract bluebirds to the nesting boxes at Happy Acres since we moved here three years ago. The bluebirds were here checking out the boxes earlier this year, but apparently someone else beat them to it. I’ve … Continue reading
Lasagna Garden Update
Earlier this year I decided to expand my kitchen garden area using the lasagna technique. No, I’m not talking about using noodles, sauce, and cheese, but rather a quick no-till way to build beds using layers of organic materials. So … Continue reading
