Hello March

Hello March

I’ve managed to update everything from the 2023 grow out on wiki, along with pictures. This year my goal is to make sure I get pictures of all fruit! I’ve been absolutely abysmal with it the past few years. The 2024 grow out year list 

New Year, New Plans

New Year, New Plans

I always start out with the best of intentions to at least do a few good blog post updates throughout the year, but with everything else the blog posts do fall by the way side as the year stretches on. I kept excellent notes this 

Mid-July Update

Mid-July Update

I know it seems like I went dark again on this blog, but I didn’t! Just been busily toiling away after the mad rush of getting everything in the garden (and building a new shady garden along the side of the house that will house 

Summer Is Here

Summer Is Here

May Long Weekend is the weekend for gardening here in Central Alberta. It’s when we’re pretty much guaranteed not to have to worry about frosts anymore, and people go absolutely crazy. My mom and I got a jump on some last minute plants and garden 

Potting Up

Potting Up

It’s amazing what a few days difference makes in the life of a seed start (see previous post for a photo from 12 days ago). I love the variation of tomatoes you can see even when they’re this small. Big, small, regular leaf, potato leaf, 

Dead Seed & Making New Plans

Dead Seed & Making New Plans

I’ve had really good luck with extremely old seed. I’ve successfully germinated tomato seed that’s 20 years old in the past. I might get only one or two out of fifty, but that’s sometimes all you need to get a stock going. Invariably though, some