I contacted independent tree assessment specialist and Registered Consulting Arborist, Anita Schill to sort out the trouble as soil piles up on trees. As well as being qualified to assess tree damage, Schill teaches soil science at Olds College so she understood my concerns.
In the past, when SAIT instructors asked chef apprentices to get fresh vegetables from the school’s large walk-in coolers, they sometimes received blank stares. Names and appearances of vegetables were a mystery to many new apprentices. “The main reason we put so much extra time into the garden is to simply connect our students to the food. It’s one thing to teach them the skills of how to cook but a whole other thing to teach them about FOOD…”
Joy is in the eye of the beholder- blooms on Apples in Qualicum Beach today are bringing so much happiness.
Does this mean it is the end of winter? No – there is plenty more time for that but for Hepatica it is fine even if it snows and freezes for weeks to come.
…this year there will be no flame throwing. Instead, I am playing with straw bale gardening. I picked up the bales on January 1 because they need to “season” a bit before planting. In farmer lingo they will go “punky” or rotten…..
