Mid-March Check In

Mid-March Check In

I wanted to do a quick post before it got too much later into the month. The peppers have all been started and are up, although I may end up doing another sowing of my ‘Jimmy Nardello’ peppers – the germination was surprisingly low for 

Commence Germination Testing

Commence Germination Testing

I love this yearly ritual. It’s always the first gardening thing I get to do each year to kick off the growing season. Especially in my climate, when in January a garden seems so far away (it is currently -20C and snowy as I type 

August: The Countdown Begins

August: The Countdown Begins

August is prime gardening season in my neck of the woods. June – and July especially – are growth months, the veggies getting situated and racing to take full advantage of the heat and sun. Of course we haven’t had much heat or sun so 

Garden Update: It’s Summer, Baby

Garden Update: It’s Summer, Baby

Well, sort of anyway. More or less it’s summer, at least in terms of the calendar year. June is historically the wettest month in my neck of the woods, and this year has been no exception. In fact, over the past few weeks we’ve broken 

Thoughts On Garden Tracking

Thoughts On Garden Tracking

Over the past week I’ve been thinking a lot about keeping records. I love to keep records (if that wasn’t painfully obvious from the seed bank wiki – and that’s just what I upload to the website!). And it’s not just gardening. I’m an avid 

And Summer Begins

And Summer Begins

I got everything out a bit later than intended this year – but nothing too heinous. We were smacked with a frost warning right at the end of May, so it wasn’t so bad of a thing that I was slightly later than intended (although