I would encourage you to start preparing yourself physically right now for the gardening season, to consider the importance of gardening exercises. Greetings fellow gardeners, It is foggy and mysterious this morning. Turkey gobbles are echoing around me, and I remind myself to stop watching so many scary movies. Soon we will be solidly…
Veggie Bites allowed me to share my thoughts and ideas, my successes and my failures. I thought that by sharing my own trials and tribulations I could make it easier for other vegetable gardeners. I also thought I would share the problems of living with the too-many cats as there would be others wondering how…
What is succession gardening? In the case of vegetable gardening, this is a way to grow plants to increase the yields of your crops while using your space well and extending the season. Greetings fellow gardeners, Once again, we are experiencing the constantly changing weather: lovely warm temperatures and sunshine, then swirling winds and…
One of my dear friends found a seed resource and seed sources on Facebook. The woman who compiled this list has a wonderful page called ‘How Does your Garden Grow?’ and she details her gardening adventures. I like that there are not only a lot of Canadian options here but local options as well. I…
Growing microgreens from seeds does not require a fancy set-up. A disposable plastic food tray will be fine as long as you poke drainage holes in the bottom and it has a see-through lid. Greetings fellow gardeners, Well, it has gone from raining with snow in the forecast to the temperature zooming down and…
I finally got my sweet pepper collection planted: Early Calwonder – a very sturdy fruit that goes from a thick green to deep scarlet and is very mild; Pimento – I love this tiny heritage pepper. It turns bright crimson and is very sweet; Sweet Cubanelle – this is a larger pepper and are yellow,…
I thought the Blood Orange Marmalade would be a fascinating one to try and a way to pave the way to making Seville Orange Marmalade next year. Seville oranges are only available for a very limited time. Greetings fellow gardeners, As I look out of my kitchen window, I see that the ravens have…
The carrots I buy are not all the same size and some are a little twisty, but they taste great. I just finished baking a vegan Carrot Spice Cake, so they obviously work well. I thought I would share the recipe as it uses lovely carrots and is fun to make on a snowy day….
I can take a cutting and put it in water where it will root and then I can plant it. It will be interesting to see if supermarket herbs will root. Image: Sprouting Bok choy and Romaine lettuce Greetings fellow gardeners, It is so cold! I am making sure that the bird feeders are…
Put lettuce stumps in water to watch them grow. You can do this with almost all of your vegetables. Use them for vegetable soup and stock. Greetings fellow gardeners, Seed Catalogue My OSC 2022 seed catalogue has arrived, and it is beautiful. It would seem that the company has updated their catalogue and added…
I never realized how much I did not know about bumblebees. And, this week I started going through the seeds that I collected and chose several that I want to test. I really wanted to test the pepper seeds that I collected to see if the seed was viable. Greetings fellow gardeners, Bumblebee Photo…
You can construct a seed growing light stand or modify an inexpensive shelving unit. You will need to take into account a few factors: there should be no cool breezes in the area, the need for lights, and the need to have enough room for what you want to grow. Greetings fellow gardeners, What…
I am going to take a break for the rest of 2021 and will be back fresh and crunchy in January. I have no craft shows booked, no talks or meetings for a while, so I am going to read the book that I bought for my birthday in May. The Complete Gardener by Monty…
Planning your garden for the next season can add to the joy of gardening. Planning allows new ideas and accentuating what worked well. Greetings fellow gardeners, Planning a garden is as difficult as you choose to make it. A simple points list can be your plan, or a map, made to scale, of all…
I used to be early if my order was in February, but now you will find many of the seeds that you want are unavailable then. Try to have your order ready to go no later than the first week of January.Eighty-five Greetings fellow gardeners, I did my chores in an icy rain this…
There are several places in my garden that need a change. The tomatoes have been in the same area for a long time and that might account for their less than stellar performance. I will be reviewing my sketches and notes, making changes while planning my garden layout and building up my annual wish list…
Just as I prepare to stay warm this winter, I also need to prepare the garden for the upcoming winter season. As I finish putting the pots away and adding compost and leaves to the beds, I have a chance to check out what kind of plants are left. I cut down the peonies and…
As part of winterizing the garden, I shook the red orach plants so that the seeds are scattered everywhere. Orach seeds easily and I should have little red seedlings to greet me in the spring. Greetings fellow gardeners, The air is cooler each time I go outside. The chickens are not impressed, and I have…
I have been reading books on extending the growing season and now seems to be the perfect time to try an experiment with winter lettuce. The plastic container should act like a tiny greenhouse and my lettuce should grow even when it snows. Greetings fellow gardeners, It is cool this morning and the air…
To bring my Lantana indoors for the winter, I repotted it after checking for any creatures that might be lurking in the leaves and put it under the lights in my plant compound. You can do this as well with begonias, coleus and impatiens but be vigorous in checking for pests. As I enjoy cooking…
If you are picking squash, remember to let them cure for about a week. To cure a squash, you pick it and place it on your back step or in the basement for a week. Squash have a defense mechanism which is a compound that can give you a nasty rash. Greetings fellow gardeners, Thanksgiving…
This week’s tour around the garden features Scarlett Runner beans, Pimentos and ends with a favourite Red Pepper Jelly recipe and some health benefits of red peppers. Greetings fellow gardeners, As I wandered about my garden this morning, I could feel the winter waiting to come in. There never seems to be enough of…
Here’s an easy to make Rosehip Jelly recipe. It is a tart, sweet jelly. There are many Rosehip uses and benefits, known to be very good for your health Greetings fellow gardeners, Well, this is new. Rain! It has been a long time since we have had several days of rain in a row….
To eat my Red Malabar spinach, I pull the leaves off the vine at staggered intervals and enjoy it in a salad or as a treat in a stir-fry. Greetings fellow gardeners, Last night there was a huge, loud thunderstorm and suddenly I found myself covered in too-many cats. The dog slept through it….
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