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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
Wordless Wednesday: Heading Up
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Harvest Monday – Transition
It’s now mid-May, and the harvests are slowly transitioning from the leafy greens of late winter and early spring to the more substantial fruits and vegetables of late spring and summer. Which means our diet is in transition as well. … Continue reading
Can You Picnic?
Desiring a chance to briefly get away from it all, my wife and I went on a little picnic yesterday to Lincoln State Park, which is about an hour drive away from Happy Acres. Weekday picnics are something we really … Continue reading
Harvest Monday – Lettuce Be Thankful
I harvested a lot of lettuce last week. Almost seven pounds of lettuce, in fact. Now, we eat a lot of salads, but there’s no way we can eat that much lettuce! So I took five pounds of it into … Continue reading
One Tomato, Two Tomato…
…three tomato, four! I know that’s not the way the rhyme goes, but that’s the way I have felt in this Week Of Planting Tomatoes. The tomato planting frenzy started Wednesday, when I planted 200 or so tomatoes in our … Continue reading
Yogurt Herb Dip
Other herbs can be substituted for the chives and mint. Fresh dill or cilantro work well with this dip. You can also use garlic powder instead of the minced garlic. Be creative and experiment! Greek yogurt can be used for … Continue reading
