Saving seed in Newfoundland

http://www.thetelegram.com/Living/2011-10-19/article-2780831/Saving-seed/1

A generation or two ago in Newfoundland, saving seeds from vegetables was pretty run-of-the-mill. Back then, saving seed was about saving money, and about saving time, because you couldn’t always pop down to the nearest store to get some.

I grew these parsnip seeds a few years ago

St. Patrick’s Organic Community Garden

http://rootcellarsrock.ca/2012/07/st-patricks-organic-community-garden

I had the wonderful good fortune of being toured around the St. Patrick’s Organic Community Garden in Carbonear this past Thursday. The garden is almost brand new, launched just this spring. It’s a lovely spot situated on a piece of land that used to be the foundation of a school. After the school was taken down Carbonear gave the community gardeners permission to use the land. The old school and nearby St. Patrick’s Church are where the garden gets its name.

16 Community Gardens in St. John’s!

rootcellarsrock.ca/2013/08/16-community-gardens-in-st-johns

It is so exciting the number of community gardens that are starting up and going strong across the province. We were just doing a count for St. John’s and there are 16 community gardens that we know of in the city! That is AMAZING! Not all of them are open to the public because some serve
smaller communities exclusively.

How to Build an Inexpensive Hoop-Style Greenhouse

http://www.albertahomegardening.com/how-to-build-an-inexpensive-hoop-style-greenhouse/

One of the most valuable assets in my garden is my greenhouse. It has allowed me to grow plants that I normally would not be able to grow, produce crops that the season is not usually long enough to produce, and protect my plants from frosts, hail, or other severe weather that normally would have destroyed my garden.

Niki Jabbour - The Year Round Veggie Gardener: Throwback Thursday - Edible Garden Edges

Niki Jabbour - The Year Round Veggie Gardener: Throwback Thursday - Edible Garden Edges: An edible edge of mixed baby lettuces - oak leaf, Black Seeded Simpson, red romaine, etc. Another snowy icy day. And more snow coming ...

Five ways to keep cheery on a winter’s day.

Five ways to keep cheery on a winter’s day

Bush and Snow Peas

Newfoundland Rhubarb.

Rhubarb is grown almost everywhere around rural Newfoundland.Most every home,even if they don,t grow anything else,has a Rhubard patch and like mine they are started with a few plants from friends or family.Great for jam,jelly and pies.

More old sawdust for the kitchen garden.

I needed more old sawdust so I used the quite essential gardening containers around rural Newfoundland,plastic fish tubs and 5 gallon buckets.

Kelp tea fertilizer.

Ross Traverse.

Any serious Newfoundland gardener 'knows' Ross Traverse.What  I mean is,I've never met,talked to, emailed or tweeted Ross Traverse but I feel like I've known him for years.Having listened to him on the radio and read his articles in magazines where he as for years sheared with us freely  his knowledge of gardening topics makes me feel  well acquainted with him.Thanks Ross I'm still learning about this art of gardening  from you.

http://w.rumbolt.com/NewfoundlandBooks/Decks%20Awash%20Vol%2011.pdf

Return of the mini green house.

My mini green house is back with a new look for this season.