Category Archives: Garden

Garden Records

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Now normally I use a ruled lined book from the dollar store and i do love my farm books. However I figure that I am putting so much effort into the gardens, the food forest and so forth that this … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged Garrden record book, growing onions from seed, microgreens, tracking your garden | 4 Comments

Peas Seeds- One for pot and One to put up..

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

60 hours ago, we planted out a tray of pea seeds grown and saved in 2019 and in the tray went into the BG(Baby Indoor Greenhouse) it is amazing how fast things are growing in there.. Amazing considering I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, seed saving, Seeds | Tagged breeding for fall planted pea seds, breeding for spring pea seeds, gifting out seeds, give a little gift, growing peas, Pea seeds, pea shoots, Saving Pea seeds | 5 Comments

Garden Planning 2021

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

I am going to be planting a ton of flowers this coming year.. We need some pretty and I want to increase the ability to have flower full of vases. It has been very interesting to work on our garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, gardening | Tagged buy your seeds early 2021, Garden, Garden planning, Planning your garden, prepare, Seeds, winter garden planning 2021 | 7 Comments

Reworking Kitchen Garden Plot 1 and 3..

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Yesterday was one of those perfect fall day’s, sunshine, light cool but not cold breeze, falling leaves and a willing husband who wanted a full day of physical work. I on the other hand, wrapped myself in way to many … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged compost, garden plots, Herbs, Homestead Medical Plants, Kitchen garden, preparing a garden area for root veggies, putting your garden plot to bed in fall, rabbit compost | 4 Comments

Ask me a question? What is my Favorite Veggie?

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Bubbles1990 Asked me What is your Favorite Vegetable and ways I preserve and prepare it? While this seems like a simple question.. the answer is a little more difficult.. My favorite veggie list is wide.. climbing plants– beans just a … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Garden harvest | Tagged Ask farmgal a question, beet recipes, beets, growing beets, Harvesting beets | 2 Comments

Gal in the Garden Series – Wool Mulch and Kitchen Garden updates.

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Wow.. Just WOW.. June is now officially over and its July! The summer heat has arrived.. and while the area around me has had lots of rain.. some hail and so forth.. we however have watched the rain move past … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged ash for garden use, canadian garden, Gal in the Garden Series | 5 Comments

Gal in the Garden Series – Working with “dead” top soil..

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

It looks so pretty.. that big huge mound of top soil.. so black and rich! Two loads of 10 tons each have arrived on the farm this year so far.. and its easy to work with, its good quality top … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged compost, cover crops, feeding your soil, Gal in the Garden Series, improving soil | 5 Comments

Gal in the Garden -Corn Garden “roughing it”

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

So what is a gal going to do when she really NEEDS to plant out a extra corn garden of 240’s seeds but she is out of already prepared and planned garden space?? Follow the high hoe tracks from last … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Life moves on daily | Tagged breaking new garden soil, Gal in the Garden Series, Gardening, homestead corn garden | Leave a comment

Rain Garden 2019

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Let me introduce you to our lovely rain garden.. which is built in before our pond and its overflow will in fact go into the pond.. Now the pond was dug down and leveled with rounded swaying sides to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged Building a dry creek bed, building a rain garden, Planting out a rain garden, Rain Garden, Rain Garden ontario, Rain Garden Ottawa, Rain Garden Zone 5 | 5 Comments

Gal in the Garden Series – Kitchen Garden Update

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

The long weekend has come and gone and we had amazing weather, our first hot/muggy day, black flies have arrived and a crazy amount of rain overnight.. to this we were able to get a lot of work done.. My … Continue reading →