Simple, Organic and Sustainable
Melons are one of the crops I have attempted to grow a number of times over the years. I absolutely love fresh watermelon or cantaloupe and can only imagine how much better one grown in my garden would taste. Melons are heat loving crops that often take a long time to grow and ripen. So…
Mint tea is one of my favorite hot winter drinks that help me get through the long winter months to the next growing season. Today I thought I would show you how I grow, make and enjoy my own Organic Mint Tea. Mint is a relatively easy plant to grow. So easy in fact it…
Key Observations Throughout the course of our testing garden assumptions series I have been asked a number of times about the use of wood ash as a soil amendment in vegetable gardens. This interested me as often I will add the ash from my small fire pit into my compost as it is something that…
Potatoes are one of the most influential crops I grow in my garden. They have shaped the course of history and make a good side to quite a few of our favorite dishes at home. In small space gardens I find growing them in bags has helped me continue to enjoy them without having to…
It is the middle of August and the early ripening apples are ready in Alberta. Generally you can tell when apples are ready when they come off with a light touch and or taste sweet. Unfortunately you can also tell when large numbers of apples fall off the tree by themselves. This leads me to…