by Donna Balzer | Jan 4, 2024 | Food, Uncategorized
I open the conversation by asking if the wilted arugula greens on our restaurant breakfast plates are from her employer and Mali looks at me in shock. No, she says, definitely not. And as if each leaf has a GPS tracking system on it, Mali is clear: these tiny greens...
by Donna Balzer | Mar 14, 2023 | Food, GARDENING, Greenhouse, Landscaping Tips
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by Donna Balzer | Mar 12, 2023 | Food
According to my Three Year Garden Gratitude Journal, my Oregon Giant peas were already well up by March 8th last year and starting to climb their fence in my garden. But because it has been colder with snow on the ground…..
by Donna Balzer | Mar 11, 2023 | Food, GARDENING, Greenhouse, Uncategorized
Once I dig in I discover there are 139 varieties listed on the Dwarf Tomato Project website and I know I can’t try them all. I specifically want to try a few new varieties for my greenhouse without reading all the many plant descriptions so I ask an artificial intelligence program to suggest the top ten dwarf tomato varieties
by Donna Balzer | Jul 5, 2022 | Bugs & Buggers, Food, Gadgets, GARDENING, Landscaping Tips, Uncategorized
I am washing lettuce when I see a smallish “worm” on a leaf. Not a slug – that is usually a greyish-brown colour. The insect on my lettuce is white to clear-bodied, with black inner organs showing through the skin. The bug is about 1/2 an inch or 1 cm in...
by Donna Balzer | Apr 12, 2022 | Food
Prepping & Planting Tomatoes According to my soil thermometer, the soil temperature in my greenhouse is finally 50 degrees F (10 degrees C) so I prep the soil and plant this year’s tomato crop. Prepping the soil involves adding an inch of compost from...