Step 1: Plant the pumpkin, Indian corn, and squash seeds. Step 2: Water, water, and watch them grow. Step 3: Till the pumpkin patch. Step 4: Lay down the biodegradable plastic mulch Step 5: Plant the pumpkins. Step 6: Water, water, and water. Step 7: Till, water, and weed. Step 8: Harvest!
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!
How many Mints are there?
There are over 600 varieties of mint and I try to add a new kind to my collection every year. Mint is quite easy to take care of, but you need to be mindful that if not planted carefully it can spread like crazy. It likes sun to part shade and water when the soil…
Useful Websites
Herbs everything you want to know about how to use and grow herbs. Gardening how to take care of veggies and herbs. Recipes I can cook, but I prefer not to cook. If I’m looking for recipes Mennonite Girls Can Cook is my go to site to find recipes. Pumpkins my go to site for pumpkin facts and the…
Veggie Bags
Ever heard of CSA’s or community supported agriculture? It’s a “program” where market garden offer consumers a share, weekly vegetables, often for 10 to 16 weeks. What’s nice about them is it gives gardeners money upfront to purchase seeds, soil, etc. I like the idea, but I’m not organized enough to do a CSA. Last…
What Herbs Should I Grow?
Most herbs are quite easy to grow and the easiest to grow is mint. Rosemary and Lavender tend to be a bit finicky, but when you know what they love they can grow into nice little bushes. Even if you don’t have a green thumb, with a little research and/or trial and error you can…
Sensitive Plant
Sensitive plant is also known as: Tickle Me plant, Touch Me plant, Mimosa Pudica, and probably many other names. During the summer months it can be grown outside and during the winter months can be brought inside. In Manitoba Sensitive Plant will not overwinter, are winters are far to cold for this plant. In the…
Still learning……
I’ve been growing pumpkins for 29 years, but this will be 2 years that I’ve been off of my dad’s farm. I now start the season in my condo and move into my greenhouse in April, depending on the weather. I thought I knew how to grow things and last year and so far this…
Taking Care of Mint
Mint is a very easy plant to take care of. I often tell people if you don’t have a green thumb and want to grow something, try growing mint. Somethings to consider: Don’t plant straight in the ground, unless you want a garden of mint. Mint loves to spread. If you want to put it…
Pumpkinist Lora
Pumpkinist? Is that even a word and what does it mean? It’s a made up word to describe what I do. “Ist” means: suffix (forming nouns) a person who performs a certain action or is concerned with something specified motorist ; soloist (forming nouns) a person who practises in a specific field physicist ; typist (forming nouns and adjectives) a person who advocates a particular doctrine, system, etc, or relating to such a person or the doctrine advocated socialist (forming nouns and adjectives) a person characterized by a specified trait, tendency, etc, or relating to such a person or trait purist Source I could call myself a gardener or a farmer, but I have issues with those words. A gardener is: noun a person who is employed to cultivate or care for a garden, lawn, etc. any person who gardens or…
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