When the Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes All Decide They’re Ready At Once
The Mortgage Lifters survived the cold spring and summer, recovered beautifully, and now they’re ripening faster than I can preserve them. Welcome to September in the garden.
Echinacea Morning
📅 July 28/2026📍 Todays Wanderings: The Echinacea Field🌤 The sky greeted me with: Mostly cloudy🌡 Temperature: High of 24°C Around the Garden The echinacea is in full bloom today, standing tall above the rest of the garden as if it knows exactly why it’s here.There is something satisfying about harvesting flowers. Unlike vegetables, there isn’t…
Before the Beetles Wake
📅 July 29/2026📍 Todays Wanderings: Morning chores🌤 The sky greeted me with lots of sun, and windy air…🌡 Temperature: High of 24°C Before the Beetles Wake… Some mornings begin with a cup of coffee.Others begin with a basket in one hand and a race against Japanese beetles.My Rosa rugosas don’t wait for anyone. Their blossoms…
The Raspberry Lesson
📅 July 26/2026📍 The raspberry patches🌤 Mix of sun and cloud 🌡 high of 28°C Today’s Harvest Sometimes the sweetest harvests aren’t the ones you planned…The raspberries have been quietly ripening while my attention has been on garlic, herbs, journals, and building the little farmstand. Every morning I’d tell myself I’d pick them tomorrow, and…
Late Fall Oyster Mushrooms
Late Fall Late Fall Oysters The coolest fungi I can repeatedly find!
nitrogen
The Basics on Nitrogen Oh, how we love you and hate you all at the same time. Much like a relationship; too much and it will kill any benefits, too little and it just fizzles out to nothing. SO, WHAT IS IT?? Nitrogen comes in many different forms, but it’s mainly a gas. Actually it…
Insect Control
What in the f**k is eating the plants in my garden????
Fiddleheads aka Ostrich Ferns (Matteuccia Struthiopteris)
Written By Myrhanda . Another wild delicacy that can be found locally here in Northern Ontario is Fiddleheads. Fiddleheads, an early spring delicacy throughout the Northeast and Canadian Maritime Provinces, are the young coiled fronds of the ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris). Nearly all ferns have fiddleheads, but not all fiddleheads are edible. Identifying: So how do…
Wild Leeks/Ramps (Allium Tricoccum)
Written By Myrhanda . The most exciting time around our home during the early stages of spring (besides watching the snow recede) is eagerly watching out for wild leeks. I tell ya, nothing gets the guys out into the bush faster around here then Leeks! It’s interesting from a female perspective to watch these rough and…
Elderberries (sambucas sp)
Elderberries are such magical little gems! The other day I had this feeling that they were ready to harvest, and I know a really good spot for them, but I’ll keep it secret for now so they don’t get raided and there’s not enough left for the wildlife. But don’t fret, they’re totally available to…
