Dave@HappyAcres
@happyacresblog.bsky.social
Nature lover, blogger, greenhouse grower and long-time organic gardener. I garden in Zone 6b in southern Indiana, and live on a 1.6 acre plot that my wife and I call Happy Acres.
www.happyacres.blog
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A bit late for #FoodOnFriday, but I made a pot of Pasta Fagioli last night with #RanchoGordo Marcella beans and a bit of our homegrown lacinato kale. Leftovers should be even better tonight! #kale
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A bit late for #FoodOnFriday, but I made a pot of Pasta Fagioli last night with #RanchoGordo Marcella beans and a bit of our homegrown lacinato kale. Leftovers should be even better tonight! #kale
October Update -
October Update
I think it’s time for me to share an update on harvests and other things around here. It’s late October now, and lacking any really cold weather our vegetable garden has still been prod…
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October 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
October Update -
I'm getting lots of guajillo peppers from our garden, which I am drying and turning into chile powder. I used some of it and our homegrown tomato sauce to make an enchilada casserole this week. Leftovers freeze well too.
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #peppers
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #peppers
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I'm getting lots of guajillo peppers from our garden, which I am drying and turning into chile powder. I used some of it and our homegrown tomato sauce to make an enchilada casserole this week. Leftovers freeze well too.
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #peppers
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #peppers
When the garden gives you lots of hot peppers, it's time to make fermented hot sauce!
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #peppers
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #peppers
September 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
When the garden gives you lots of hot peppers, it's time to make fermented hot sauce!
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #peppers
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #peppers
For #FoodOnFriday, I made Crispy Baked Eggplant Fries with some of our homegrown eggplant. Dipped in egg then seasoned breadcrumbs, and baked on a rack until crispy - yummy!
#gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #eggplant
#gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #eggplant
August 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
For #FoodOnFriday, I made Crispy Baked Eggplant Fries with some of our homegrown eggplant. Dipped in egg then seasoned breadcrumbs, and baked on a rack until crispy - yummy!
#gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #eggplant
#gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #eggplant
August 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Lunch yesterday was a bean and cheese quesadilla with homemade hot sauce, and my first taste of the Beefy Purple tomatoes from our garden. It's a thankless job doing the tasting, but I get to do it! I gave them two thumbs up.
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #peppers
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #peppers
August 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Lunch yesterday was a bean and cheese quesadilla with homemade hot sauce, and my first taste of the Beefy Purple tomatoes from our garden. It's a thankless job doing the tasting, but I get to do it! I gave them two thumbs up.
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #peppers
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #peppers
Lunch of eggplant sandwich made with roasted homegrown eggplant, plus tomatoes from our garden and pickled cucumbers from our greenhouse.
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #cucumbers
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #cucumbers
August 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Lunch of eggplant sandwich made with roasted homegrown eggplant, plus tomatoes from our garden and pickled cucumbers from our greenhouse.
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #cucumbers
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #cucumbers
For #MacroMonday, a Swallowtail caterpillar feeding on parsley. I harvested it by mistake along with the parsley, then I returned it to the plant after I got the photo.
#EastCoastKin #BloomScrolling #swallowtail #NaturePhotography
#EastCoastKin #BloomScrolling #swallowtail #NaturePhotography
August 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
For #MacroMonday, a Swallowtail caterpillar feeding on parsley. I harvested it by mistake along with the parsley, then I returned it to the plant after I got the photo.
#EastCoastKin #BloomScrolling #swallowtail #NaturePhotography
#EastCoastKin #BloomScrolling #swallowtail #NaturePhotography
August 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
More goodies from our garden. Eggplant, hot peppers, and tomatoes - oh my!
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #tomatoes
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #tomatoes
August 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
More goodies from our garden. Eggplant, hot peppers, and tomatoes - oh my!
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #tomatoes
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #tomatoes
Petroglyphs in the volcanic rock at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island.
#RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #photography #petroglyphs #hawaii
#RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #photography #petroglyphs #hawaii
July 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Petroglyphs in the volcanic rock at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island.
#RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #photography #petroglyphs #hawaii
#RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #photography #petroglyphs #hawaii
Our native Scarlet Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) looks great with the blue sky!
#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #Hibiscus
#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #Hibiscus
July 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our native Scarlet Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) looks great with the blue sky!
#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #Hibiscus
#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #Hibiscus
For #Stunday, our Fireball hardy hibiscus has big red flowers that are stunning to behold!
#hibiscus #bloomscrolling #CanonPhotography
#hibiscus #bloomscrolling #CanonPhotography
July 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
For #Stunday, our Fireball hardy hibiscus has big red flowers that are stunning to behold!
#hibiscus #bloomscrolling #CanonPhotography
#hibiscus #bloomscrolling #CanonPhotography
The latest haul from our garden, including eggplant, tromboncino squash and tomatoes! Purple Zebra is a 2022 AAS Winner and one of my favorites for taste.
Yesterday morning's haul from our garden.
#FoodOnFriday #AASWinners #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #squash
Yesterday morning's haul from our garden.
#FoodOnFriday #AASWinners #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #squash
July 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The latest haul from our garden, including eggplant, tromboncino squash and tomatoes! Purple Zebra is a 2022 AAS Winner and one of my favorites for taste.
Yesterday morning's haul from our garden.
#FoodOnFriday #AASWinners #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #squash
Yesterday morning's haul from our garden.
#FoodOnFriday #AASWinners #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #squash
For #Stunday, our Peppermint Flare hardy hibiscus is stunning in the sunlight!
#hibiscus #bloomscrolling #CanonPhotography
#hibiscus #bloomscrolling #CanonPhotography
July 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
For #Stunday, our Peppermint Flare hardy hibiscus is stunning in the sunlight!
#hibiscus #bloomscrolling #CanonPhotography
#hibiscus #bloomscrolling #CanonPhotography
Yesterday morning's haul from our garden.
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #cucumbers #kohlrabi
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #cucumbers #kohlrabi
July 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Yesterday morning's haul from our garden.
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #cucumbers #kohlrabi
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes #eggplant #cucumbers #kohlrabi
For #StunDay, our harvests of container grown eggplant and greenhouse cucumbers has been stunning so far this year!
#eggplant #cucumbers #growyourownfood #gardening
#eggplant #cucumbers #growyourownfood #gardening
July 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
For #StunDay, our harvests of container grown eggplant and greenhouse cucumbers has been stunning so far this year!
#eggplant #cucumbers #growyourownfood #gardening
#eggplant #cucumbers #growyourownfood #gardening
The first tomatoes of the year! The vines are loaded, so more should follow soon.
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes
July 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The first tomatoes of the year! The vines are loaded, so more should follow soon.
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes
#FoodOnFriday #gardening #gardensky #growyourownfood #tomatoes
Here's my updated tutorial on growing eggplant in containers. We got our first 2025 harvest of them this week.
Update: Growing Eggplant in Containers
This is another installment about growing vegetables in containers. Click on Gardening Tutorials to see more in the series. I have been growing eggplant in containers for at least 15 years now. It…
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June 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Here's my updated tutorial on growing eggplant in containers. We got our first 2025 harvest of them this week.
Here's some of our June blooms for #FlowersOnFriday.
#Floralfriday #EastCoastkin #BloomScrolling #CanonPhotography
#Floralfriday #EastCoastkin #BloomScrolling #CanonPhotography
Photo Friday: June Blooms
Today I want to show some of the things we have blooming here in early June. The perennials around our birdbath are beginning to bloom. We have Heliopsis, Echinacea, Catmint, Stokesia and Tall Phlo…
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June 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Here's some of our June blooms for #FlowersOnFriday.
#Floralfriday #EastCoastkin #BloomScrolling #CanonPhotography
#Floralfriday #EastCoastkin #BloomScrolling #CanonPhotography
Bluebird babies in the nest box for #stunday. They are about a week old now and starting to grow their feathers. It is always a stunning sight for me to see them!
#birds #photography #CanonPhotography #bluebird
#birds #photography #CanonPhotography #bluebird
June 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Bluebird babies in the nest box for #stunday. They are about a week old now and starting to grow their feathers. It is always a stunning sight for me to see them!
#birds #photography #CanonPhotography #bluebird
#birds #photography #CanonPhotography #bluebird
My latest Substack post about - you guessed it - my love of gardening!
davehames.substack.com/p/dirty-deeds
davehames.substack.com/p/dirty-deeds
Dirty Deeds
Fun For Cheap!
davehames.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My latest Substack post about - you guessed it - my love of gardening!
davehames.substack.com/p/dirty-deeds
davehames.substack.com/p/dirty-deeds
Another week, and more asparagus! We've cut 14 pounds so far this season.
Harvest Monday May 26, 2025
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. The weather here has been cool but mostly dry this past week, which has made for pleasant working i…
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May 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Another week, and more asparagus! We've cut 14 pounds so far this season.