Everyone loves tomatoes and they can be grown in the garden or in containers. I grow varieties that grow over 6 feet tall and varieties that are perfect for containers. Tomatoes love sun and water (Feel the soil, if the top inch is dry, it’s time to water). Some common problems with tomatoes is blight…
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!
It’s June!
The pumpkins are going in and the weeds are flourishing. Once everything is planted, I than tackle the weeds. This June is a little different as I’m battling a cold and laryngitis. I’m finding being outside makes my symptoms worse so I’ve been avoiding the garden. I’m getting a little concerned at how far behind…
Cabbage, carrots, and cucumbers.
I usually only grow summer or fresh market cabbage, but this year I’m going to try growing winter or storage cabbage. Summer cabbage their crisp, tender texture, fresh-eating cabbages are best enjoyed shortly after harvest. These varieties have many uses, from summer salads and coleslaw to using leaves as wraps. I can’t find anything on…
Beans and Beets
Beets I grow 5 types of beets: white, yellow, chiogga, cylinder, and round red. I love cylinder beets as they are easier to peel and to cut. Chioggia beets flesh are very tender, mild, and sweet. Chioggia beets are the sweetest, than red, yellow, and lastely white. One thing to note if cooking all 4 beets…
Asparagus
Asparagus! This is one vegetable I don’t grow. It can be grown from seeds or from root stock and is a perennial. If you want to grow asparagus, look for crowns(plants) instead of seed for an earlier harvest. Depending on how much you love asparagus plant between 10 to 50 crowns. Source It gives 3 different…
Shade Loving Herbs
Most plants love growing in full sun, but some plants can be grown in part shade or full shade. Part shade is 2 to 4 hours of sun a day. This a good article that explains the difference between full sun, part shade, and full shade. Some plants that can be grown in the shade are: Parsley…
Tomatoes
I love tomatoes and have decided I’m growing enough varieties of tomatoes. It’s so tempting to add another variety, but I need to stop. These are the varieties of tomatoes I grow: Bush Days Ind vs Det Size Notes Manitoba 65 6 oz From saved seed Red Deuce 72 10 oz Red Morning 70 14…
10 Types of Basil
I grow 10 different varieties of basil. Basil can be used in pesto, to flavor salads, in tea, or to add color to plant containers. There are approximately 50 to 150 kinds of basil. Basil can be grown in containers, in the garden, or brought inside to enjoy in the winter. Cinnamon Basil: a beautiful…
Herbs
I starting growing herbs to extend my season, my goal is to have a 6 month selling season. I was already starting my onions, tomatoes, and peppers inside so it quite easy to start growing herbs and selling them at markets. Catnip: give to cats and watch them go nuts. Can be used dry or…
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