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A Practical Elegance
Some of you will remember my aesthetically unpleasing yet wonderfully utilitarian apparatus from Lee Valley. It was pressed into service again this year; for more information please click here. Here we have the crowd pleasing sugar snap peas alongside some … Continue reading
A Decent Start
With the beautiful spring weather lately many people have been asking about just when they can get started in their gardens-I managed to find some time this weekend and couldn’t resist getting my hands dirty. This year I’ve planted: Brussel … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, greenhouse, organic, organic, organic farming, urban farming, Vancouver
Tagged broccoli, buttercrunch lettuce, container gardening, containers, garden box, gardening, kale, lettuce, raised bed, red russian kale, red swiss chard, spinach, swiss chard, timing, transplants, when to plant
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The Advantage of Selective Memory
I had forgotten what back-breaking work it is to plant seeds-especially the tiny lettuce seeds that haven’t been pelleted (covered in clay). They’re hard to pick up and hold in your fingertips-mine seem to disappear under my nails every time! … Continue reading
Posted in cherry blossoms, gardening, greenhouse, greenhouses, organic, organic, organic farming, Seasoil, urban farming, West Coast Seeds
Tagged buttercrunch lettuce, cherry blossoms, Dutch treat seed starter, East Vancouver, lettuce, seed, seed starter, seeds, starting seeds, starting seeds in greenhouse, Vancouver, West Coast Seeds
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You look away for a moment…
And all of a sudden your garden is out of control and has taken on a life of its own. As you can see here, the Red Russian Kale has gone to flower, the spinach, kale and swiss chard have … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, organic, Uncategorized, urban farming
Tagged butter crunch, cut and come again, lettuce
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For me, it’s all about instant gratification!
Some people start plants indoors from seeds-bless their hearts. It involves dirt, trays, heating pads, special lights, lots of room, patience and cooperative kids & pets. I didn’t go that route; I don’t have any of those qualifiers and I … Continue reading
