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Inspiration in My Mailbox
I almost skipped back across the road after gathering my mail today… because it arrived; the 2013 edition of West Coast Seeds Gardening Guide! This valuable (and satisfyingly substantial this year) tome serves as their seed catalogue, but it is … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Advice, Garden Plan, Spring, Vegetables
Tagged BC garden blog, garden plan, Seed, Vancouver Island garden blog, vegetable garden
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Growing Onions
Growing onions must be easy, they’re certainly cheap enough at the supermarket, but I’m not very good at it! My onions are usually small and often too watery to keep well, but not this year. I’m not sure exactly … Continue reading
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
I’m beginning to sense a theme here; many of my favourite recipes involve roasting something! This time it’s pumpkin seeds, and they make a delicious nutritious snack. Pumpkin seeds are a good source of protein, magnesium and zinc, and if … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, My Favourite Recipes
Tagged BC garden blog, Jack-o'-lantern, Kakai, Pumpkin, Roasting, Seed, Vancouver Island garden blog
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Verbascum bombyciferum – Giant Silver Mullein
This biennial behemoth is one of my favourite plants. Just last week a customer came into the garden centre clutching a photo and demanding to speak to someone intelligent who could identify his mystery plant. Apparently no-one in the neighborhood … Continue reading
Growing Carrots – Variety Comparison
I’m harvesting some pretty nice carrots now – and this year I can tell which variety is which, for a change! In previous years I have sown different varieties all mixed up together, but deciphering which varieties I like best, … Continue reading
Kohlrabi Update
Well, I thought I had a bad batch of seeds from West Coast Seeds, but no! The second sowing has come up gangbusters! Oh well, succession sowings are recommended for a long harvest, right? There’s still something weird going on … Continue reading
Posted in New Garden, Vegetables
Tagged BC garden blog, Kohlrabi, Seed, Sowing, Vancouver Island garden blog, Vegetable, 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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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 