Tag Archives: plants

Dormant Oil Spray Get to it!

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Lets Talk about why we want to spray our fruit trees, fruit bushes and rose bushes with Dormant Oil, we are protecting then from certain overwintering pests and fungal diseases. Its giving the trees a head start in the spring … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Forest, Fruit Trees | Tagged dormant oil, Dormant Oil Spray, Fruit Trees, Garden, Gardening, Health, Increasing fruit yeilds, plants, prevent frugal infections, protecting your fruit trees, roses, Spring Fruit tree care, Spring Pruning, Work smarter | Leave a comment

Time to Prune! Garden Zone 5a

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Each cut was chosen with care, thank you to the Fine Line’s Landscape company that came out to do our over 50 plus hard fruit trees this year for us! With so many young trees, it was just awesome to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fruit Trees, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged canada eh, flowers, Fruit Trees, Garden, Garden chores, garden zone 5a, Gardening, March Garden chores, native bees, nature, plants, pruning, Pruning Fruit trees, Snow on the ground, Spring in canada, Spring Pruning, Spring Pruning pear tree, spring pruning sour cherry trees, spring-flowers | Leave a comment

Spring Equinox is here!

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Today is the day here in the north hemisphere that we will have equal amounts of sunlight vs darkness and tomorrow there will be even more light! We have already been getting more light since the darkest day in Jan, … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Life moves on daily | Tagged bird sale, Blessings, canadian eh, cherry tomatos, compost, Equinox, flowers, Garden, garden zone 5a, Gardening, Gardening in changing times, growing rhubarb, hatching eggs, homestead, keets, mixed farming, nature, Northern garden, planning the garden, plants, quail, Rabbits, rhubarb, seedlings, Seeds, small Farm, small stock, spring, Spring Equinox, to plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow | 2 Comments

A glimpse into my day

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

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 | Leave a comment

Hedgerow Snow Capture

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

Just as my own double hedge rows work in the summer for both food production and shelter, they act as a living snow fence in winter, there is a swale on the far side of them that drops down a … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Rambles | Tagged alberta, canada, caragana, Creating habitat, Garden, Gardening, Hedgerows, living snow fences, nature, Ontario, Planting for the birds, plants, roads, Snow, snow capture, snow fences, snow hedge, Wildlife, Wind, Wind blocks, Wind hedgerows, Winter | 4 Comments

A this and that post, a little catchup both on the farm and here as well..

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

The Elderberries are in full bloom at home now, I have asked DH to dry me at least nine trays worth of flowers and then put them in glass jar in the dark for later use, these are amazing fresh … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged food, nature, plants, travel | 11 Comments

Mom’s Little Garden Update..

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

So here was what I came home to.. This is what we have two weeks later.. but man am I behind in that big garden!

Posted in food | Tagged plants, vacation | 4 Comments

Food Forest-Hiding in plain view..

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

If you drove by this, would you see anything other than a green jungle? Currently in that front green jungle there is Apple Trees Pear Trees Plum Trees Sweet Cherry Trees Sour Cherry Trees Mulberry High Bush Cranberry Honey Berry … Continue reading →

Posted in farm, food | Tagged 100 mile food challange, Farm Life, Food Forest, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Health, Herbs, nature, plants, Soft Fruits, Veggies, Wildlife | 5 Comments

Gardening to be done at Farmgal’s ma… Before photos…

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

So there is my ma relaxing a day or two before having her full knee replacement surgery and here is the different garden box’s and the main garden just waiting for me to get busy! I will do after photos … Continue reading →