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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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Tag Archives: asparagus
May Garden Update
Early May finds our garden with some new faces showing up to complement the many different greens that have been feeding us all winter and spring. We have kohlrabi starting to size up, with both purple and white varieties planted. … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian greens, asparagus, blackberries, blueberries, chard, cherries, containers, fruit, kohlrabi, lettuce, potatoes, radicchio, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes
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Who’ll Stop The Rain?
We’ve been having some interesting weather here lately, rainy and stormy. We’re no strangers to storms here, since we are in a part of the U.S. known as Tornado Alley. But the rain? That’s another story! Last year we couldn’t … Continue reading
Hardy Harvest
I just can’t say enough about my new favorite lettuce. Spotted Trout, aka Forellenschluss, aka Freckles, is a beautiful and tasty romaine that has apple green leaves mottled with reddish specks. This lettuce was planted last October and spent the … Continue reading
Spring Is Popping Up
Right on schedule, maybe two days behind last year, a true sign that spring has really arrived at Happy Acres. It’s always eagerly awaited. Greens are nice, but this will be a nice change, a transition into things to come. … 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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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
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
