Gardening is very rewarding and with a little research very doable. Gardening can be done in containers, raised beds, or gardens. To have the most success you need to know whether you direct seed the veggie seed or need to start the veggie seed inside. Now not everyone has a grow/plant room set up so…
Tag: Vegetables
A to z veggies. Learn about various veggies and how to use them in various dishes.
Veggie Bags
Penner Pumpkins Farm Store Veggie Bags What are veggie bags? Veggie bags are similar to a CSA, which stands for Community Supported Agriculture. I like veggie bags better because you know what you’re going to get: veggies in a bag. With a CSA program, farmers are guaranteed the sale of their crop and their members…
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…
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…
Deep Fried Garden Vegetables
You can basically deep fry any vegetables. Put a little bit of batter on them and throw them in a fryer. Frying stuff is so much safer than in by gone years as you can get fryers that you can plug in and you don’t have to heat up oil on the stove, you still…
Time for a Corny Joke
Sweet Corn and tomatoes are two of my favorite veggies. I also love Indian corn. My dad loves telling children that he hand paints each kernel. In Manitoba sweet corn is ready in August and Indian corn is ready in September. There are a few different types of corn: sweet dent flint popcorn flour pod…
Is that a Potato?
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:…
Pumpkinist Lora 