Author: Pumpkinist Lora
I have a 3 acre pumpkin patch in Manitoba and also have 1/2 acre of veggies, garlic and flowers. I have 5 cats: Eddie, Java, Dac, Lexi, and Gracie. I love coffee and being creative. Be kind!
Winter Squashes 101
Butternut: I grow 3 different varieties of butternuts: a butternut that gets huge and weight over 9 lbs. These are perfect for pureeing and freezing so you have squash for use through the year or cube and freeze. Butternuts also are nice in fall displays. I’m trying for my third year to grow a butternut…
The Pumpkin Patch
It’s almost fall. I love fall, though I do want summer to hang on for another 5 weeks. I need the heat to get the pumpkins ripe and the vegetables were super late this year. This year I’m participating in Open Farm Day Manitoba. I’m opening up my pumpkin patch to the public on Sept….
Veggie Roll
Found this recipe in an old Mennonite cookbook. A perfect snack or have it for faspa. Growing up faspa was for Sunday supper and including buns, jam, pickles, cheese, and deli meat. Instead of buns, have some veggie rolls. Ingredients: Tbsp spreadable Cream Cheese 1 Tbsp ranch dressing (either powder form or liquid) 1 ten…
My Greek Salad Recipe
Ingredients: Cherry Tomatoes Feta Cheese Cucucumbers Olives Greek and Feta Dressing I don’t measure my ingredients. I just mix up all my ingredients in a soup bowl. I keep adding ingredients till full. A general idea for one person would be 1 slicer cucumber, 1 cup cherry tomatoes (at farmers’ markets they often come in…
You say toe-may-tos, I say toe-mah-toes.
I grow many different varieties of tomatoes. Romas, slicers, heirlooms, and cherries. Romas are meatier and less juicy. They are used for canning, making juice, and sauces. I grow red, pink, black/purple, yellow, orange, green, and speckled/striped. Tomatoes are one of the best veggies. There is so much you can do with them: tomato sandwiches,…
Beautiful pumpkins
I grow around 60 varieties of pumpkins and winter squash. Why so many kinds? So I can have blue, pink, white, tan, green, flat, upright, round, big, small, etc. I love having pumpkins of all shapes and colors. One kind of pumpkin I grow is pie pumpkins. They have less water (a dryer flesh), less…
July Garden Review
In my opinion the garden is growing slow! I think paint drys faster than the veggies growing in my garden. Last year I pulled my garlic July 17, this year I’m pulling my softneck on July 29 and my hardneck Aug. 1. The first batch of corn didn’t get pollinated so it’s not edible. The…
Dilly Dips.
Dill Weed Dip 1 cup mayo, miracle whip, or plain yogurt 2 cups sour cream Shake of onion powder or dice finely a tsp of fresh onions or onions greens Shake of garlic powder or dice finely a tsp of garlic or garlic scapes. 1/2 cup dill or more to taste. Mix together ingredients, chill,…
Summer is Perfect for Soup!
What to do with all those delicious veggies? One way to use veggies is to make soup. They’re hundreds of different kinds of soup you could make. Now I don’t cook (I can, but don’t enjoy it) so my personal recipe for veggie soup might seem a little strange. I fill a pot of water…
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