Tag Archives: containers

May Garden Update

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Dave

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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Stuffed, and Tarred

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Dave

Everything seems to be going along in high gear these days. The greenhouse and indoor light gardens are stuffed with seedlings. I counted 30 full flats yesterday, and with an average of 50 plants per flat that comes up to … Continue reading →

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Google It, Part 2

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Dave

This is the second part to a post I started yesterday detailing the Google searches people are using of late that brings them to this blog. I thought it would be helpful to list the hot topics and to give … Continue reading →

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Google It

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Dave

One of the nice things about using WordPress as a blogging platform is that there are thousands of plugins written for it. Plugins are programs that give added functionality to WordPress, extending it to do almost anything you can imagine. … Continue reading →

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More Than Enough

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Dave

The garden is not only giving us plenty to eat right now, it’s actually giving us more than we can eat. The recent warm weather may have given way to more seasonal (make that COLD) temperatures, but the plants seem … Continue reading →

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Mini Salad Boxes

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Dave

These growing boxes are a smaller sized version of the bigger salad boxes I made a couple of weeks ago. I made them from 16 inch long pieces of 1×4 and 2×4 lumber. The inside dimensions are 13 inches wide, … Continue reading →

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Salad Boxes

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Dave

I’m always trying to utilize our growing spaces more effectively here at Happy Acres. This winter, I grew various greens in containers in the greenhouse. From October through early March, there’s a lot of available space on the benches and … Continue reading →

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