Category Archives: Gardening

Beedy’s Camden: Last Kale Standing

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Dave

I’m always on the lookout to trial new and improved varieties of fruits and vegetables. But sometimes the best varieties aren’t really that new at all. Such is the case with my new favorite kale – Beedy’s Camden. As the … Continue reading →

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Happy Yummy Pepper Update

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Dave

It’s time for an update on my Happy Yummy Pepper project. Last year I was giving away seeds of an unusual orange pepper I had discovered in 2009. This ‘rogue’ pepper came from a packet of Yummy mini bell peppers. … Continue reading →

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March Harvest Madness

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Dave

It’s hard to believe it is already March, and time for many folks in the U.S. to catch the annual basketball fever called March Madness. I’m not much into b-ball, but I am knee deep in my own brand of … Continue reading →

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Spring Comes Early, I Think

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Dave

Despite the calendar that says spring arrives next week, I think it has arrived early this year. At least, I guess it’s spring that has arrived. It’s hard to tell, when we really didn’t have much of a winter. We … Continue reading →

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Futures Market

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dave

I’m not a fortune teller, nor am I clairvoyant. But I will make one prediction today: the price of oil and gasoline will continue to rise in the days and years to come, and the cost of food, meats and … Continue reading →

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A Surprise Harvest – Overwintered Collards

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dave

This winter of 2011-12 has been interesting. We’ve had only about 1″ of snow so far, and very mild weather in general. That has given us plenty of eating choices with our overwintered vegetables, and some real surprises. Collard greens … Continue reading →

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Off To A Good Start

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Dave

Last week I kicked off the 2012 seed starting season here at Happy Acres. I started seeds for arugula, broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi, Florence fennel, parsley and petunia. All but the petunia seeds went in a 288 cell plug tray. I … Continue reading →

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