For years I was sure that winter is a time when a gardener dreams about the garden, enjoys seed catalogs and patiently waits for spring. But does it has to be so? What are the conditions for winter growing? Can we do it in a home greenhouse or grow room? What are the winter growing conditions in a ...
Garden Update – February 2015
Another month has gone by so quickly. Again, it was a month of learning. Winter and indoor gardening is a whole new world for us and it is so fun to experiment with it and learn from it. Seeds It is still winter in our “neck of the woods” and sometimes, it feels like spring does not come until ...
Keeping Chickens in Serious Winter
Can you keep chickens in winter... serious winter, like zone 3 winter, where temperatures drop to -40? Well you can, we do and many people around us do it too. So I asked local chicken keepers here in Alberta Canada how they keep chickens in this cold weather. Here are 4 winter chicken keepers ...
Hill Potatoes with Straw
Last year for the first time we hilled our potatoes with straw instead of dirt. We promised to keep you posted on the result. Let's look into our experiment. We planted the potatoes as per usual about 4 inches deep and about a foot apart. Then, once it was time to hill them, we put straw all ...
How to Grow in Grow Bags
Our first garden was a container garden on a balcony. We had no soil, so container gardening was the way to go for us. It is fun to grow a container garden on a balcony, patio, driveway or in a greenhouse. Containers allow us to grow food without owning a speck of land. Containers are also great for ...
Scrambled Egg Pancakes
Note: This is an older recipe. We have since changed to a plant-based diet and love it. It's better for our health, all living and the planet. You have never heard of scrambled egg pancakes? Me neither, I just came up with this name for a very old traditional food. In my family we would just call ...
How to Sew a Grow Bag
Container gardening is a great way to garden in small spaces, improve your existing soil, or garden where there is no soil at all. Grow bags are a great alternative to containers. They are easy to make, inexpensive, and, unlike containers, grow bags are made of breathable fabric which means superior ...
Garden Update – January 2015
This is a first in so many ways! Of course, it is the first garden update in 2015, and also it is our first garden update in January, ever! A winter growing experiment in Zone 3, the first harvest for us in the middle of the winter, and the beginning of a new growing adventure with ...
Lazy Cabbage Rolls
Note: This is an older recipe. We have since changed to a plant-based diet and love it. It's better for our health, all living and the planet. Cabbage is a great winter food, packed full of nutrients, and yummy in so many dishes. Two of our favourites are cabbage borscht and lazy cabbage rolls. ...
Hoar Frost and Rime Ice Beauty
Winter is often associated with the harshness of cold weather and the inconvenience of snow-covered streets. However, there is an undeniable beauty that comes with the season, particularly in the form of rime ice and hoar frost. These natural phenomena can transform the landscape into a glittering ...
