Joy of gardening

Homegrown parsnips seeds.

On this blog I always try to show how I started  my  projects, how things  were proceeding and what the end result was good or bad.My foray into growing my own parsnips seed was a great success I'm happy to report.The 4- 1 lb. tubs below contains 100's if not 1000's of seeds . Considering that 1 seed pack that I buy contains around 60 -70 seeds there's quite a few packs here.

Thrifty gardener

I try to be thrifty in the garden when I can,so these 'eyes' were cut from a bag of  grocery potatoes that were sprouting. This is good way to get seed for next spring. I cut them a good 1/2 inch thick,then I'll keep them in the cellar at 0-5c for the next 5 months till planting time.The remaining potatoes we eat.

   

reds

netted gems

 russet

seed potatoes 

Wee bugs

A few visitors to the garden this summer.

Book review: The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener - Canadian Gardening

Follow the link to read a review on this interesting looking book.Book review: The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener - Canadian Gardening