You smell that? Spring is in the air! My tulips and hyacinth are poking their heads above the soil, I moved my potted madder (that I’ve been babying now for three years by bringing it inside all winter) is outside, and my blackcurrants, saskatoon, and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …