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Garden Series: Harvesting your Bounty!

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Harvesting your garden is the most fun part! Here in Edmonton, harvest season is nearing its end, but in other places, it continues. I wanted to chat with you guys today about how you can make the most of your harvest, keep your veggies good as long as possible, and what you can still have in the garden this time of year. Tomatoes are at the end of their growing cycle at this point in the year, unless you’re in a place where it is consistently over 15 degrees Celsius at night still. Otherwise, it is time to cut all of your fruit off, even if it appears immature, and put it in a warm, sunny window. They’ll ripen, I promise. I have a couple of posts coming up about how to use your eight million tomatoes when they all ripen at once. (They always do for me… so we…

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Garden Series: Planting your Garden

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Hi Guys! This is actually an important post regarding how to choose what type of plants to plant a seeds, which to get pre-started, and how many plants you might actually need for your family’s needs. What to Buy Pre-Started In northern Alberta, we only get great growing weather from June-September, which isn’t very long to raise certain vegetables from seeds unless you have a lot of indoor or greenhouse space to start them early. This isn’t feasible for most people, so we usually purchase pre-started plants for: RosemaryAny TomatoAny pepper We will also occasionally purchase a basil plant started, and then plant seeds around it so that we have basil sooner rather than later. Admittedly, this may be related to my love of caprese salad and fresh tomato sauce. All of our pre-started plants are put in pots, as these types of plants are often more sensitive to wind…

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Life Lately No. 1

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Hey guys! I wanted to start something new where I can kind of “round up” all of the little things from the past little while that maybe didn’t make it to the blog as a full post, but are fun none-the-less. Last week I had Monday off (as part of an extended Canada Day break from work), and then I went back to work FULL TIME! I’ve been working part time and love my job, and as of last Tuesday, I’m a full time member of the team. It’s been swelteringly hot in Edmonton the past week or so, so I’ve been hiding in my parent’s basement and neglecting my own house. It needs cleaned and aired out! But, I’m taking care of a friend’s dog this week so we’ll see how much gets done! But the past week has been hiding out at mom and dad’s and enjoying the gazebo…

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How To: Plant Your Own Flower Pots

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Hey! Today I wanted to talk about something I do pretty much every year with my mum- custom flower pots. While my mum probably could afford to purchase pre-made planters and pots of flowers, she makes her own each year and says that the best way to save money on having a nice yard is to take the time to learn how to do it yourself. The type-A’s amoungst us will also appreciate that these are 100% customizable to your own color and varietal preference. So lets get started! When you’re within a day or two of having time to plant, get to the local greenhouse or big box store and start looking at plants. As you are looking, keep in mind where you’re wanting to put these plants- if they’re going in a shady area, find some that are shade lovers by reading the tags inserted in the…

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