Gardeners have a bias toward green as the symbol of life and vitality in the garden. Fact is, life in the garden starts and ends with dark, black soil: in one teaspoon of soil, there are...
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – The Secret to Harvesting the First Ripe Tomato on the Block
I usually start planting tomato seeds indoors in mid-March. I don’t get to eat the fruits of my labour until mid-summer. The long wait is totally...
It’s time for a plant party
Ready to party? How to start plants from seed Transplanting seedlings is a great way to get your garden started. If you grow your own transplants...
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Tomato that Looks Like Candy
To me, a fresh, juicy, delicious tomato is just like candy. And not only does this tomato taste like a sweet treat, it looks like one too! Blue Gold...
A Tip Toe Through the Tulips
Last spring, we were invited guests of the Ottawa Tulip Festival. It was the first year that the organizers chose the Highway of Heroes Tree...
Spring Fever on Lennard Island, British Columbia
The end is in sight. The end of winter as we know it, the chilly West Coast deluge of rain punctuated by rip-roaring storms for months on end, to be...
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Delicious Green-When-Ripe Tomato on a Manageable Plant
Indeterminate tomato plants can get quite big. And if you have a limited amount of growing space and are trying to keep them under control, they can...
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Perfect Purple Sandwich Tomato
I’m following up my last blog about ‘Cherokee Purple’ with another purple tomato recommendation: ‘Indian Stripe.’ This tomato variety will be...
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