by Donna Balzer | Mar 17, 2017 | Food, GARDENING, Soil, VIDEOS
Are You busy starting seeds indoors for planting up later? Well in the world of onions including leeks, later is now. It is time to separate out your little leeks, shallots, green onions or big sweet yellows into their small pots for growing on. Here is a primer video on how to do that. You can see me transplanting my leeks and maybe get a few tips along the way!
by Donna Balzer | Mar 13, 2017 | Food, Gadgets, GARDENING, Greenhouse, Soil, VIDEOS
Donna really really wanted a wood chipper so she got an Eliet Maestro on loan from the Eliet company in Europe. She loves almost everything about the Maestro…. but she quickly realized she can’t keep it…. find out why.
by Donna Balzer | Feb 24, 2017 | ARTICLES, Food, GARDENING, Greenhouse
Last year, the pricey Hamlets were first to ripen evenly in late July and I started giving them away to friends and neighbors. “Those tomatoes are really hard and tough” said a neighbour. And I agreed. They were both “firm and dark red” as advertised. But firm and hard are not good adjectives for home-grown tomatoes.
by Donna Balzer | Feb 23, 2017 | Food, GARDENING
It’s official. Freebies are flowing in for the registrants of Grow Food Calgary and this week we received a really big donation, and it consists of four packages weighing in at 77 lbs. The boxes received contain a total of 150 grow bags – enough for the entire class!
by Donna Balzer | Feb 21, 2017 | Food, GARDENING, VIDEOS
I am so excited that the Grow Food Calgary early bird tickets are now for sale and I want to share the first video about our program! Check out these videos and call meat 403-827-6390 if you want more details!
by Donna | Feb 12, 2017 | Featured, Food, GARDENING, Greenhouse, VIDEOS
First things first this year: Planting radishes successfully this spring time. And plant them again outside. Get them in early for best success!