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Peas in September
Sure, it’s nothing special to be picking sugar snap peas in September, but still picking from my spring planted crop? It continues to be a bizarre year in my new garden! In fact, we are now experiencing a heat wave … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, New Garden, Summer
Tagged BC garden blog, new garden, Pea, Raspberry, Snap pea, sugar snap pea, Vancouver Island garden blog, vegetable garden, vegetable patch, Weather
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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
My Three Sisters Garden
Due to an excess of almost finished compost, and the need to empty my compost box to make room for more material, I ended up with a new garden tucked into the space behind my little greenhouse. It didn’t take … Continue reading
Kohlrabi is Delicious!
My Kohlrabi is finally growing well, so I decided to harvest the big one that germinated in the first sowing. The globular part (modified stem?) was about 5″ across – larger than the recommended 2-3″ but the variety that I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Summer, Vegetables
Tagged BC garden blog, Kohlrabi, Vancouver Island garden blog, vegetable garden, vegetable patch
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Growing Carrots – Thinning Carrots
Earlier this spring my post about growing carrots described my technique of sowing lots of carrot seed in a big block to achieve the highest yields from a small space. This year’s crop is growing well, the tops are pillowing … Continue reading
Tomatoes and Red Plastic Mulch
A while back I received a gift of red plastic mulch. It’s supposed to increase yields by helping plants develop and ripen their fruit faster – something to do with reflecting a certain spectrum of light, which in turn triggers … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouse, New Garden, Summer
Tagged BC garden blog, greenhouse, Lee Valley Tools, Mulch, Tomato, Vancouver Island garden blog, Vegetable, vegetable garden
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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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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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Fresh Salad
I love this time of the year! Salad from the garden without any store-bought added veggies is a luxury. I made this salad a few days ago, harvested in the late afternoon and ate it for supper – you can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Spring, Vegetables
Tagged BC garden blog, Corn Salad, lettuce, mustard greens, Onion, Radish, Salad, sorrel, spinach, Vancouver Island garden blog, vegetable garden, vegetable patch
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Planting Kohlrabi
Well, I sowed my Kohlrabi seed last week, it’s been so many years since I last grew it that I can’t remember exactly what I did before, but I seem to remember it was pretty easy to grow! So I … Continue reading
Posted in New Garden, Vegetables
Tagged BC garden blog, Compost, Kohlrabi, Seedling, Sowing, Vancouver Island garden blog, vegetable garden, vegetable patch
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