The Latest Blog Posts
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Sunday Potager Palaver #22 ( A Fresh Spring)
Sunday fun links to gardening tips, recipes, and homey ideas, too.
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Creating A New Yard & Potager Garden – Year One
Creating a new yard and potager garden – year one of the yard makeover. The before and afters.
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A New Home, New Potager Garden, New Garden Zone
This was originally posted on the old blog on October 7th, 2022, a mere three months after we had moved in. We made so many change right away. Started making the overgrown backyard into the…
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #21 (Year Round Salad Success)
This week’s Sunday Palaver is one of the best. I know I say that often, but it is so often true. This week has so many great ideas and links. Plus, the easiest, tastiest one…
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What To Plant In March (and my favourite short season tomatoes)
Marigolds can be started now for earlier blooms.
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What To Plant In March
I have found that Costoluto Fiorentino always fares better for me than the better known Costoluto Genevese.
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #20 (Balancing Sunshine & Snow)
Well, hi there? How are this morning? We have another sunny day, that always helps to brighten ones mood, eh? That said, this morning already feels like it’s been 24 hours long! I started by…
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My Favourite Short Season Tomatoes 2025 – From Canadian Seed Sources
My Favourite Short Season Tomatoes and where to buy them from in Canada.
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My Top Ten Canadian Vegetable Seed Companies
My top ten Canadian seed companies, plus a few extras, too.
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Raspberry Sourdough Crumble Squares
Quick and easy to make raspberry crumble squares. Made with homemade jam and a bit of sourdough discard.
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #19 (Winter Gardening Tips)
Garden and home inspiration, plus some great recipes, too.
June In The Potager – Watering
Well, we had about two weeks of absolutely stunning weather, broke records all over the place… and then Junuary happened. It has been so cold for the past week. We have struggled to hit the high teens during the day and nighttime temps remain low. So low that I had to put the heater back…
Sunday Potager Ramblings #87
Well, hi there. Happy Sunday! How are you all doing? Do you ever get grumpy for no particular reason that you can figure out? I had a day like that yesterday. Everything was annoying me to no end, even the radio stations. It was too loud, too much singing, too much talking, lol… there was…
Sunday Potager Ramblings #86 (Outdoor Entertaining)
You all, our weather is beyond wild. We have gone from heat warmings down to single digits! The other day, my weather station told me it was 35°C (95°F) on the back deck and 33° in the greenhouse. Today is only 5 (41°F) degrees on the deck and 6 in the greenhouse. Oh. Em. Gee.…
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The Marigold Potager - A Zone 3 Prairie Garden 