Tag Archives: Garden
A glimpse into my day
While i work away on a new post on tinned fish, I though you might like to see some photos from my day. Fancy just turned two this year and we had her happy gotcha day this month, she is … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
Tagged birds, day in the life, Dogs, Farm dogs, flowers, Garden, nature, one day at a time, photography, plants, puppy eyes, Snow, spring weather, weather, Winter
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Canning Up : Hibiscus Tea Concentrate
I love a good canned Tea Concentrate Hibiscus has so many traditional health benefits that it was the clear winner for me to make up a batch for the fridge first and then for the canning pantry! Hibiscus Tea Concentrate … Continue reading
Green Lacewings
“Most green lacewings have golden or copper eyes and are found on foliage. They are poor, erratic flyers and strongly attracted to light. Some 25 species occur in Canada, the most common of which are the common green (Chrysoperla carnea) … Continue reading
Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, In the Garden
Tagged canada, eco friendly, farm, Farm Life, Farmgal, flowers, food forests, Frugal, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Garden planning, Gardening, Green Lacewings, Growing your own food, homestead, In the Garden, Lacewings, Low cost ways, Native Plants, nature, Seed starting, Support Lacewings, Working with Nature, Zone 5a gardening
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Waste Not Farmgal’s Way
Welcome to Waste Not, we will find a way series. This will be a very broad coverage, it could be a way to prepare and freeze something, it could be away to take a leftover and turn it into a … Continue reading
Gal in the Garden Series : Radish
German Giant Radish has been added to my radish growing this year for a couple of reasons. Ah Radishes, one of the fastest growing crops you can get in the garden. Lets talk about this amazing plant, you have summer … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Eat what you grow, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden
Tagged Cherry Bell Radish, Cold Climate Gardening, Cooked Radish, Easter Egg Radish, Easy Seed saving, Farmgal, Fast food in the garden, Food to plate, French Breakfast Radish, Garden, garden zone 5a, Gardening, Gardening in Canada, German Giant Radish, Growing Radish, Homesteading, just another day on the farm, living my dream life on the farm, Pickled Radish, radish, Radish greens, Radish pods, Radish Seed Saving, Radish Sprouts, radish-flowers, Raw Radish, Roasted Radish, Seed Saving, vegetables
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Gal in the Garden Series No Time to Waste
The events globally over the past week will be felt in ever widening ripples and one of them will be food costs, last year i was able to pick up a good load of smaller straw bales, the mini kind … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Eat what you grow, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Hard times
Tagged False spring, Fast food in the garden, Garden, garden zone 5a, Gardening, Homesteading, micro zones in your garden, Plant when the soil can be worked, radish, Seeds, Spring garden, spring peas, Straw, temporary garden spaces, think outside the box, use what you have, vegetables
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Community Supported Gardens Peach Program
Here in Ottawa valley in Ontario, garden zone 5a it is the month where ideally we will be pruning hard fruit trees of all kinds. Long time readers know that i have been and continue to be active with other … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Eat what you grow, farm sales, Fruit Trees, Garden
Tagged 100 mile diet, canada, community supported gardens, Farmgal, flowers, food, food forests, Fruit Trees, Garden, Gardening, gardening in cold climate, Grow what you eat, growing peaches, nature, Ontario, peach, peach harvest, Peach pits, peach tree, Peaches, pruning, Pruning Fruit trees, Seed Saving, Sib C peaches, spring-flowering-trees, zone 5a
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Gal in the Garden : Gardening in Hard Times Series
Good Afternoon to my fine fellows, what a time we find ourselves in right now. I do understand that here in Canada, and i expect in many other counties that we are very much seeing the K economy happening in … Continue reading
Posted in CanadianEh, frugal, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Hard times
Tagged food, Food on the table, Frugal, Gal in the Garden, Garden, Gardening, Gardening in hard time, Hard times, homestead, Homesteading, Inflation
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Lets talk about Garden Seed Prices, shall we!
While it is true that i personally ordered in my main seeds (from OSC) a company that has been in my province for 125 years. They have proven to be a good company to work with, including during the pandemic … Continue reading
Posted in At the kitchen table, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Seeds
Tagged Climate Change, Community gardens, Cost of seeds, Cutting costs, flowers, Food Production, Garden, Gardening, Grow what you eat, Grow your calories, Rising Costs, seed catalogs, Seed Saving, Seeds, Sharing seeds
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Just another Day on the Farm 