Winter Dreaming- Seed Ordering- What to order and what to save
It’s a new gardening year and the only thing I know for sure is that it is time to start scanning the shops, the online catalogues and your existing seeds to make a plan for growing your own food. There is a lot of seed shuffling between now and harvest and gardeners are at the starting gate in February. Ready, set, grow.
My Favourite Tomato This Year
Yes I grow tomatoes every year and every year I usually have the same favourite. And my favourite is usually the lovely Juliet – because with the way I grow (in a greenhouse), it is always the earliest, always the heaviest producer and always around for the...
Greenhouse Tips and Tricks: Get the best Advice Here
“We give the best advice we can in terms of setting up a greenhouse, planning out the heat, planning out the cooling. The greenhouse gives you the medium – it’s like the canvas, and then you just have to add a few little things [like] a small heater and [maybe] cooling if the fans aren’t going to be enough, we give advice on that. And BC Greenhouses are sold around the world from Australia and Europe to South America and across North America. It’s a small BC company with a big reputation internationally. ” Read on to find out more about planning your greenhouse.
Time to Seed and Direct Sow Seeds
I grow tomatoes, and so much more. Our family eats food from our garden in Qualicum Beach every month of the year and many of the things we eat, like Sorrel, are already sprouting and growing. But March is tomato month. This is the time to buy and start seeds indoors so you have your own harvest this summer.
Worm Castings: Dan’s Story
The worm’s gut system includes an amazing grinder to break down their food and some of the soil. The organic grain mixed with bedding feeds the microorganisms already present in the soil and these microbes feed the worms. Earthly matters uses certified organic grain to feed their soil and makes sure to avoid food waste or animal waste so they can control the worm’s environment. Because of this they have been able to certify their product as organic through Eco Cert.
