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My blog features articles written on topics such as vegetable gardening, seed starting, gardening tips, cooking tips and so much more. I enjoy teaching what I have learned in my many years of gardening.
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Video: Fermented Eggs Taste Test [Plus Bonus Recipe]
I've been busy in the kitchen preserving the harvest and doing a lot of experimentation with food fermentation and...
Video Post: Fall Greenhouse Update
Summer is over, the kitchen garden is just about done for the year, but the greenhouse continues to push on. There...
Video Post: The Best Way to Harvest Lettuce for a Continuous Supply
How do you harvest lettuce in your vegetable garden or container garden? Do you wait for your lettuce plants to...
Video: The Carrot Push-Pull Harvest Technique
Do you have trouble harvesting carrots? Maybe you have tough clay soil, or perhaps your soil is compacted? Or what if...
How to Make Herb Salt
If you've followed me on social media, you've probably noticed I've been busy at work, experimenting and creating all...
Seed Saving Series: How to Save Ground Cherry Seeds
One of my favourite summer crops is Ground Cherry! If you haven't grown it before, you would be surprised to learn...
The 5 Types of Lettuce
If you read "The Complete Guide to Growing Lettuce", I covered everything you needed to know to successfully grow,...
Video: The Easiest Way to Pot Up Seedlings
Whether you're starting seeds for a spring planting, or sowing a succession crop, one of the easiest ways to do so is...
A Complete Guide to Growing Lettuce
Do you grow lettuce? Have you had any trouble with your plants either drying out, bolting, not growing or succumbing...
Video: All About Growing and Harvesting Peas
Peas are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. Either sow them directly in early spring, or start them indoors and...
A Complete Guide to Growing Basil
Have you had trouble growing basil? If you've experienced this trouble, you are not alone. I often come across this...
How to Make your Cut Flowers Last Longer
Flower season is just beginning! From early spring bloomers, to incredible workhorses that bloom all summer until...