Tag Archives: Garden

Orange Rhubarb Chutney Recipe

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Rhubarb Orange Chutney. 8 cups frcsh chopped rhubarb, 1 cups of chopped onions, 1 cup of golden raisins, 3/4 cup of apple cidar vinager, zest of two oranges and the fresh done juice of them, plus 1/4 cup of lemon … Continue reading →

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Garden Monday

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Well, I didn’t get much done in the garden on the weekend, but hubby worked on it for a bit on the saturday when he was puttering around.. he got a new row of strawberries done, plus cleared the area … Continue reading →

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Garden Monday- Apples/Ontario, Sea of Blue and Plants Swap..

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Well, we all worried that this would happen, and here is the lastest news.. Sigh.. “A catastrophic freeze has wiped out about 80 per cent of Ontario’s apple crop  and has the province’s fruit industry looking at losses already estimated … Continue reading →

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The Double Dug W Potato Bed

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

While I have played around with growing Potato’s in towers, in strawbales and even in last years “sacrifice outside winter feeding area” the way we grow most of our potato’s is in our double dug 3 foot wide W planted beds. … Continue reading →

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Hugelculture-Making “hill” beds for garden use!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

This was by far the best seminar at the event, it was hosted by one of Greenshire’s members  for those of my readers that can watch video, here is a link to one that they have done that you might like, … Continue reading →

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Food Forests or Producing Hedgerows-Farmgal Style.

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

This presentation was very poorly done, sorry but it had to be said, the person giving this part of the talk, was new as in had just done his first meeting before the presention, and was not even a gardener, … Continue reading →

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Basic Idea’s of Hugelculture Gardening Style

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

So I am going to get my “low of this part of the seminar out first” and then get on to the good stuff, I didn’t like how one presenter made this type of system a “lifestyle” and I do … Continue reading →

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We all said it..it was bound to happen! Thankfully my tree’s are not in bloom!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

  The photo on the right was taken this morning..that is my rhubarb under that blanket of snow! How hard did you get hit if you got snow this morning?

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Food Storage Friday- Garden Monday- This and That Post!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Wow, its been a crazy busy week, filled to the brim with great things but by the time I get done, I am crashing into bed and sleeping the dead LOL While this is offically a Food Storage Friday, its … Continue reading →

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Digging for my lunch! I’m having Burdock and Dandelion root with a dessert of nettle…

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Well, I had Girl tied out for grazing in the main yard and she was within reach of a old compost pile that grows stinging nettle, dandelion and Burdock root for me as a kind of spring wild kitchen garden … Continue reading →

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