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Chitting Potatoes
No, this isn’t a recipe post, nor is it a description of a painful-sounding bodily function! Chitting potatoes simply means sprouting them prior to planting. It’s a term best pronounced (I think) with a crisp British accent and is just … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Advice, Spring, Vegetables
Tagged BC garden blog, Chitting, Potato, Soil, Vancouver Island garden blog
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Oven Roasted Potatoes
I made these delicious roasted potatoes for supper tonight, the family loves them. They’re certainly a favourite recipe of my kids and husband, and I like them too! I used my homegrown Satina potatoes, peeled and chopped into 2-3” chunks. … Continue reading
Vegetable Garden Update June 2011
The cold spring is behind us, the bite is finally gone from the air, and my garden is growing at breakneck speed; it must be June! Most of my vegetables and fruit are lush and healthy, like my peas, Potatoes, … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit, Spring, Vegetables
Tagged BC garden blog, greenhouse, new garden, Peaches, Portugal, Potato, rosemary, Sweet corn, Tomato, Vancouver Island garden blog, vegetable garden, vegetable patch
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A Cold Spring…
With temperatures on the west coast lower than average, Spring is progressing at a slow pace. While we usually experience extended Spring and Fall seasons here on the coast, this year it seems like Winter just won’t let go! The … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Plan
Tagged aeonium, BC garden blog, Carrot, dahlia, geranium, greenhouse, osteospermum, Peppers, Potato, Pumpkin, Seed, Sowing, Tomato, Vancouver Island garden blog, vegetable patch
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Jodi’s Leek Soup
As requested, here is my sister’s recipe for delicious leek soup. This recipe inspired me to try growing leeks. I found them really easy to grow and low maintenance too; they just sit in the garden all winter and I … Continue reading
Posted in My Favourite Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged bay leaf, BC garden blog, Black pepper, Bouquet garni, Leek, Potato, thyme, Vancouver Island garden blog
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A Season to Remember
When my husband and I are in our dotage, sitting on the porch in our rocking chairs, I’m sure I will turn to him and say, “Do you remember our new garden in the summer of 2009? Wasn’t that just … Continue reading
Posted in New Garden, Vegetables
Tagged BC garden blog, Garden, garden plan, greenhouse, Leek, new garden, Potato, Seed, Vancouver Island garden blog, vegetable patch
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Hortophile - My New Garden 