This plant has really put the "weed" in "fireweed." I only just planted it with a small seedling about a month ago, and it's already grown to be nearly two feet wide! I can't wait to see the beautiful flowers it's supposed to produce, but I'm definitely going to have to move a few of… Continue reading Fireweed
For my first harvest from the garden, I got to try these radishes this week. They grew quite a bit bigger than I was intending, as they really weren't ready the last time I checked them -- apparently they grow faster than I thought! These were supposed to be a sweeter variety, but they definitely… Continue reading A Radish Harvest and a Recipe to Try
I only just go these haskap shrubs from the greenhouse a few weeks ago, but they came with berries already growing on them, so I got to taste a few this year. The berries are a lot more sour than I was expecting, but not unpleasantly so. I've heard them described in comparison to raspberries… Continue reading Haskaps for #PollinatorWeek2023
And we have zucchini making an appearance! I severely overestimated the number of plants I could include in the garden beds this year, and even after adding a third bed, I had to get creative. My solution? Make some hills of dirt and plant seeds in the top as an experiment. If it worked, great.… Continue reading A Zucchini Experiment
You just never know what you're going to find in the garden. I hadn't gotten around to cleaning up a small brush pile in the garden left from some pruning/brush clearing earlier this spring. I'd just about finished when I spotted these guys -- by nearly stepping on them! Based on the size of the… Continue reading Under the Brush Pile
https://videopress.com/v/YFcqH1ND?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Snaps of some of the flowers blooming in the garden Calendula Iris Columbine A wildflower along the edge of the lawn (I think it might be hoary puccoon? 🤔)
I was so excited to get these in the mail yesterday! One of my favourite parts of gardening is getting to plant and eat foods that aren't normally available in the grocery store. These are sunchokes, also known as Jerusalem artichokes (despite having no relationship to either artichokes nor Jerusalem). A relative of sunflowers, sunchokes… Continue reading Sunchokes
We got a big surprise when we spotted this lady in our garage today! I've heard of flying squirrels in our area before, but never seen any proof. We'd heard a critter scrambling around in the eaves of the garage for the last little while, so we were trying to evict it before it got… Continue reading Surprise–a flying squirrel!
The saskatoons are in bloom -- I can't wait to eat the berries later this summer!Â
Life has been super busy lately, but I snuck a few minutes yesterday to start some new seeds. I'm looking forward to fresh basil and pretty flowers this summer!
Playing in the Dirt 