Another try

This morning before the heat struck I gave all the beds a good water by hand a a thick layer of compost. Where the squashes were …

A hammock for my pumpkin

These are lazy days compared to what has been over the last few months. The sun beats down, I water, I help climbers to find the …

Our garden today

Last December I took my readers on a virtual tour of each section - granted, at that stage there were only two areas in productio…

Hey! Mom...come look at this!

My children work hard in the garden and while the major push of planting and compost adding is done for the season there is alot …

Jungle gardening

In one of my favourite gardening books - Jane's Delicious Garden - I came across this term...Jungle Gardening. Because of our…

That's it! I am officially done.

Today I officially planted my last seeds - 4 watermelon seeds and 18 corn. We have no more garden space to plant. Thus far we hav…

A second try

When we started growing our own food in June 2008 one of the first things I tried was growing potatoes in tyres . The goal was to…

Morning visitors

I love going into my garden early in the morning. I am normally up from 5.30 for my excercise session and there is still dew and …