by Donna Balzer | Feb 6, 2025 | Food, THE LATEST
I was sprawled on the couch reading and I was losing interest in my book when the scent of simmering soup and the distinctive aroma of fresh bay leaf wafted over from the kitchen. Whether you live in Whitehorse or Washington, bay leaf is one of those easy to grow...
by Donna Balzer | Nov 6, 2024 | Food, Houseplants
Keeping a houseplant or potted plant alive is good. Keeping a plant healthy with shiny leaves and multiple blooms is better. Using the right fertilizers is paramount to success. But the fertilizer choices are so confusing! Here are the highlights and uses of...
by Donna Balzer | Sep 3, 2024 | Bugs & Buggers, GARDENING, Uncategorized
GOOD BUGS TO THE RESCUE! What eats 10-100 aphids in less than a week, comes free of charge right into your garden and greenhouse and leaves leaves clean of aphids? I’ve written about aphidoletes before but this is the first time I was able to get before and...
by Donna Balzer | Aug 26, 2024 | Flowers & Alpines, Food
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GROW SAFFRON IN A COOL CANADIAN CLIMATE? LINDA ASKS A SAFFRON QUESTION “I have a query for you. I would like to grow Saffron for its health benefits. Can you give me a successful starting plan? I have a grow light that I purchased plus I have a...
by Donna Balzer | Aug 16, 2024 | Food
WHAT TOMATOES SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO GROW? I gave tomatoes away on a table outside my garden fence one year because they were multiplying in my greenhouse faster than I could eat them. I was very pleased how quickly they disappeared from the table outside and I thought...
by Donna Balzer | Mar 5, 2024 | Food
I never paid much attention to raspberries or puppies before I bought my new “old” inner city house in Calgary 27 years ago. But almost as soon as we moved in, my 14 year old son asked an important question: could we get a puppy? I had a number of...
