Pumpkins are a staple in our household. We seek to have pumpkins in the pantry from March - November!! And we have discovered that the unique texture and flavour of each variety lends itself to particular recipes - making having an assortment not only decorative but appetising!
Simple growing tips, harvesting advice and a variety comparison chart can help you eat your own home grown pumpkin!!
Read MoreLarkspur are one of our favorite late spring/early summer spires. They are fantastic cut flowers with a long stem length and lasting for two weeks in a vase. We love them arranged by themselves or in combination pale foliage and lime green flowers, roses, peonies, bells of Ireland, poppies, celosia, zinnias. With an array of colours, they are quintessential cottage garden flowers and much sought after by floral designers.
Read MoreDespite leaves falling and winter’s approach, this is the beginning of our next growing season. Finished crops and summer green manures are incorporated, compost piles are built, seed is cleaned and we evaluate and nurture our soil.
Read MoreAs school zone lights blink again, think of them as a reminder to sow your Autumn/ Winter garden. A small amount of time sowing seeds in the next two weeks can produce a diversity of nutrient dense, tasty vegetables throughout mid Autumn and Winter. In addition, if you have room in your cut flower garden and want to push your bouquet harvest into April and May, it is not too late!
Read MoreOne of the greatest keys to continuous harvest is thinking one season ahead! Our quest for autumn brassicas finds us sowing those seeds now. We also continue our successive planting plan, including sowing our third and last planting of the season of zucchini and cucumbers.
Read MoreDecember! Victorian’s declare the beginning of Summer on 1 December. With Summer Solstice on 21 December, we have entered ten weeks of long days and expanded sunrise and sunsets!
Succession planting of robust biodynamic and organic seeds is needed now to keep you harvesting your summer favorites. We have outlined our sowing and growing plan for December below.
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