Sam and I drove down to Van on Sunday to hit the annual tuber sale hosted at the beautiful Van Dusen Gardens. The drive was nice and smooth and once past Squamish I scoped out plants obsessively from my window seat. Flowering currants growing cliffside, followed by flashy azaleas and once in the city magnolias galore, cherry … Continue reading Green Thumb: Growing Dahlias
Our greenhouse is filling up fast with tiny transplants and it's the best feeling after a long winter - I absolutely love this time of year. The little ones are warmed by wood heat and protected from any more Pineapple Express storms heading our way. We start a few annuals quite early on the farm … Continue reading Spring annuals for the cutting garden
I recently read this article by Zero Mile gardener Carolyn Herriot in Common Ground magazine, about what to plant for a winter garden. June - August are the best times to plant out winter crops including: May/June: Sprouting broccoli, Brussels sprouts, winter cabbage, kale, collards, chard. June/July: Root vegetables – beets, turnips, rutabagas, celeriac, parsnips, … Continue reading Winter Gardening on the Zero Mile Diet
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