Hügelkultur
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Blood Orange Marmalade Recipe
I thought the Blood Orange Marmalade would be a fascinating one to try and a way to pave the way to making Seville Orange…
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Planning My Garden Layout
There are several places in my garden that need a change. The tomatoes have been in the same area for a long time and…
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On Harvesting Pumpkins, Squash and Gourds
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…
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On Saving Tomato Seeds and Using Hügelkultur
I have been saving tomato seeds for almost 5 decades. The raw seed going straight to a paper towel to dry works, but it…
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Wild Parsnip Rash and Around the Vegetable Garden
Sadly, I keep finding wild parsnip in and around the area and it is requiring a lot of my attention. I don’t like to…
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Veggie Bites – Rose Petal Jelly
The rose I went for is the one I know as Frontenac. I brought a four-cup measuring cup with me and filled it with…
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Veggie Bites – Hybridized Tomato and Rhubarb
They discovered that when Joan’s father saved the seed it started reverting and became its own type of tomato. If for example you use…
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Veggie Bites – Colour in my garden
Colour is coming back to my garden. The crocuses are jewel-like in the early morning, the bloodroot opens up to the spring sunshine, and…
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Veggie Bites – Layered Bulb Planter, Container Garden
I decided that I wanted to try a bulb ‘lasagna’ planter. These planters are often featured on my favourite British gardening shows. I removed…
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Veggie Bites – Broccoli
I will try growing some radishes around my broccoli to distract the flea beetles; they love radish leaves. Greetings fellow gardeners, As I was…
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Veggie Bites – A Egg!
As I opened up their enclosure, I noticed something that made my day. An egg!! They had not laid any eggs since late November.…
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Veggie Bites – Calendula and Grapeseed
I am very excited at how well my calendula oil turned out. I used grapeseed oil as my carrier oil this time… Greetings fellow…