Category Archives: Garden
Short but sweet storm passed over the farm today..
The heat is very high.. it was 45c with the humdix, we worked in starts an bits in the gardens, picking gooseberries, some ground cherries, black current, cherry tomato’s and fresh baby peas. late afternoon saw the thunder roll in … Continue reading
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Happy Canada Day
Hi Folks, things got crazy busy on the farm and between the work, heat and a few days off being sick, i have been off my writing game.. But i have photos for you and a video or two to … Continue reading
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Grandpa’s Weeder Review
“I bought this myself with my own money and I get nothing back for giving this review ” So on the weekend, we went to Lee Valley tools, we had a gift card that was burning a hole in hubby’s … Continue reading
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Tagged fighting wild parsnip, Grandpa's weeder, No spray weed control, Weeding
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A new Layered Food Hedge Row
Hubby and I worked together today to put the next two layers into this new coming hedge row. We have been working on this 40 foot by approx. three foot bed for a while this spring.. first we have to … Continue reading
Working with the local’s
While I admit that I can and have started my own starts many years.. if you look back on the site, you will see them in detail.. but some years it nice to let others do things for you.. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Getting a head start, Saving costs by working with others, Tomato plants 2018, tomatos
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A little Garden photo update
This is a photo heavy post.. there is so much to do yet but we are working on things on a daily base.. Week three in the horse trough salad green garden. lots of picking to be done for greens … Continue reading
Wood Ash Use in the Garden
As my regular readers know we have had a bad ice storm and then a very strong wind storm, I have so many small, med and even huge limbs or tree’s down between the two storm. I have been doing … Continue reading
Creamy Dock Sauce Recipe
One of my first plants that is up in the spring is Dock, I have a few different kinds of Dock plants in my front bed, this bed is always melts out much faster and heats up and is very … Continue reading
Forage “Daylily Spring Leaves”
I have talked about those old fashioned orange flowered Daylily’s before. I love to harvest their flowers for both fresh eating and to dry them for year round use. I have talked about harvesting the tiny but bursting flavour of … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 