Tag Archives: Asian greens

February Garden

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Dave

We continue to get a nice amount of fresh food to eat from our garden in February. Last week we had enough lettuce, spinach and arugula to have a couple of nice salads for lunch. Those greens all came from … Continue reading →

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Gardening Book Review: Oriental Vegetables

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Dave

Oriental Vegetables: The Complete Guide for the Gardening Cook By Joy Larkcom 232 pages I bought this book last year when I was looking to expand my knowledge about growing and cooking with Oriental vegetables. I have found that there … Continue reading →

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Bagging the Harvest

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Dave

We deal with a lot of harvests here at Happy Acres that need to be refrigerated, especially leafy greens. Up until now we have been using a mix of plastic bags and containers to hold our produce. They are supposedly … Continue reading →

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Vegetables for 2011

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Dave

I have finally managed to compile the list of vegetables we are currently planning to grow here in 2011. It is difficult to rein myself in, because I am always trying different varieties to see which ones perform best here … Continue reading →

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Winter Greens

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Dave

I harvested some of our winter greens on an as-needed basis last week. First up was some komatsuna that has been growing in one of the cold frame beds since October. These plants have been frozen and thawed on an … Continue reading →

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Looking Back For 2011

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Dave

I guess it is traditional for people to look to the future this time of year. Some make resolutions, goals, and to-do lists. Gardeners like to leaf through seed catalogs and see what is new. But I am convinced that … Continue reading →

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How Hardy Is Lettuce?

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Dave

Lettuce is generally regarded as being a hardy annual vegetable. But how hardy is it really? This year I have been experimenting to try and find the answer to that question. And a colder than usual November and December has … Continue reading →

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