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The quintessential winter salad garden! Happy New Year to you all. The 11th of January was a nice bright day, the kind of day for a winter walk with a pace slightly quickened by the cold air. The Botanical Garden at UBC is one of Vancouver’s ideal spots for such a walk, with lots of [...] The tomato grower's worst nightmare! This is such a painful topic! I hate for anyone to have to deal with blight, but it’s a reality on the Coast, particularly at this time of year, as evidenced below. Our new allotment garden here in Ladner is host to several first-time gardeners. Some of these folks naturally [...] Raised bed with cloche protection at UBC Botanical Garden. I was emailed by Angela, who asked me to suggest ways to help veggies along in the kind of spring we’ve had. She is looking for organic means to increase earlier production, and to help save some seedlings. I guess my first response is, “Wow, have we [...] This bit of lawn has been totally destroyed by European chafer beetles and the urban critters that eat them. Take a bike ride through the Marpole or Mount Pleasant neighbourhoods in Vancouver right now, and it’s almost hard to find an area of lawn turf not affected by the European chafer beetle. If you happen [...] This is the sort of news that organic gardeners in BC should get excited about. Linda has been writing about organic growing in south coastal BC for many years. Her book on winter gardening, Year-Round Harvest, has been a standby reference for local winter gardeners, and is now in its second printing. Her classic text [...] Yes, it can be said that the fruits of the genus Cucumis make me very happy. Down in the greenhouse, where the tomato trials are nearing their peak, we are also growing out melons. Watermelons, canataloupes, and honeydews – 4 plants for each of 11 varieties. Last year, my respected colleague Clayton Houghland gave me two [...] My friends at The World in a Garden are running a series of gardening workshops this summer at their lovely community plot at West 57th and West Boulevard in Vancouver (across from Choices market). On June 27th, they launch the series with a talk on companion planting. WCS will be on hand with some seeds [...] I’m growing komatsuna, choi sum, and Italian dandelion in raised beds in my backyard. Komatsuna grows very quickly. It seems to spend a whole week as just a seedling, and then BOOM – you can’t keep up with it. It’s tasty, too. I’ve been harvesting a bunch of the Asian greens for stir-fries, and this [...] Now we’re into the second half of May, and here on the Lower Mainland of BC, the night time temperatures are creeping up steadily. Remember that June 20th is the longest day of the year, and it’s fast approaching. The secret for transplanting out tomatoes, peppers, squash, and tender annuals is to hold tight and [...] |
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