I grow many different types of potatoes. To grow potatoes one needs seed potatoes which can be bought at big box stores, greenhouses, or in Canada Eagle Seed Potatoes. Norlad: Early red skinned, white on the inside potatoes. Yukon Gold: Yellow skin and flesh. Russet: starchy, netted brown skin, and white on the inside. Russian Blue:…
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!
Parsnips, Peas, and Peppers
I love growing hot peppers, but I don’t like eating hot peppers! The hottest pepper is the Carolina Reaper at 1.5-2.2 million scoville units. Pepper spray has 5.3 million scoville units. When looking at the scoville scale you’ll find that peppers tend to vary in their heat units. My theory is because of the ripeness…
Scape? What’s a Scape?
It’s the start of garlic season in Manitoba and there’s tons of questions on Facebook about what garlic scapes are. This kind of scape is not a scape goat, this scape is delicious in many different ways. How to use scapes? Pesto, Relish , in stir fries, Pickled Scapes (this recipes is for beans, so…
I’m not sad, it’s these Onions!
I grow 3 types of onions: red, yellow (sweet Spanish), and white. Onions tend to be a staple that everyone uses in cooking. Personally I dislike onions and if I find them in my food I will pick them out. Though I do love onion rings, mmm. Common onions are normally available in three colour…
Kohlrabi: The Alien Veggie
The veggie from space aka the alien veggie! kohl·ra·bi | \ kōl-ˈrä-bē (Call rah bee). Its unique name is derived from the German word for cabbage (kohl) and turnip (rabi). I love this veggie, it’s cool looking and tastes good. One way to eat it is like an apple. The peel is not edible so you need to…
Dang Cutworms!
I was going to call the post Bloody Cutworms, but cutworms don’t bleed. They shoot out a green liquid when they are squished. I have been squishing tons of cutworms in my garden this year. I have never seen such a bad year as this. I have done a lot of reading on how to…
Gourds
My favorite question is: can you eat gourds? I’m sure you could, but you’re teeth might not appreciate biting into them. Gourds are used as decorations for Thanksgiving, fall, and Halloween decorating. I love growing gourds, as you never know what you’re going to get. When picking the gourds it’s like going on an Easter…
Garlic!
Garlic is something I have just started to plant. This year will be my 3rd year growing garlic, and second year growing in my rental garden. I’m growing small amounts and slowly increasing the amount I grow ever year. I grow both softneck and hardneck garlic. Softneck garlics are used in braiding and hardneck garlic…
Rhubarb Juice
RHUBARB JUICE 10 cups water8 large stalks of rhubarb8 springs mint1/2 cup sugar Cut rhubarb in pieces & bring water to a boil. Simmer for 1 hour. Turn off heat and immediately add mint & sugar. Stir and let sit for another 1/2 hour. Strain into jars and chill. Rhubarb Punch 4 cups sliced rhubarb 2…
Eggplant
It gives many different colors of eggplant: white, green, purple-black, light purple, purple with white stripes. It also gives different shapes: oval, cylinder, small egg shaped, and round. Eggplant belongs to the nightshade family and botanically speaking it’s a fruit. I sell both plants and the vegetables. It is quite easy to grow eggplant, but…
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