The Latest Blog Posts
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Seven Things Saturday – What to do on this Long Weekend in October
This post is a kind of catch all post of my thoughts. I post 5 Things Friday on my fb page each week, so that is where this idea came from as there will be…
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #2 (Winterizing The Garden)
I’ve been keeping an eye on the forecast as I go about prepping the garden for winter. The snowflakes have disappeared on the long term forecast, but minus degrees are still there, and coming up…
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Ultimate Guide to Planting Garlic Successfully
Updated October 2025. If you are fairly new to growing garlic, or maybe a seasoned grower looking for some tips on how to get bigger bulbs at harvest, these 5 easy steps will make it…
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Clean Out The Garden Quickles (Quick Pickled Vegetables
Ever since I tried this Wedge Salad with avocados and quick pickled onions from Smitten Kitchen, I have been hooked on making quickles from all sorts of vegetables. It is a great way to use…
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The Crunchiest Fridge Dill Pickles You Have Ever Tasted!
We had the family over for dinner on the long weekend, just a casual dinner and get together. Our wee grandies found these pickles that I had just made earlier in the week and ate…
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Green Tomato Chow Chow
We started making this fantastic ‘green tomato relish’ many, many years ago. It has since became a household staple here at home, and with my kids, as well. It is made from our own garden…
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Autumn In The Potager – October Chores
Fall has come to the garden. Everything was green a can be, till we had one frosty night (no damage to the gardens, thankfully). Shortly after that, the trees, shrubs, and perennials slowly began turning…
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Raspberry Sourdough Crumble Bars Recipe
Raspberries are my most favourite berries, with blueberries coming in as a very close second. Jammed, fresh eating, or baked into desserts, raspberries are my number one. We do not have a large patch yet……
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #1 (Welcome To My Potager Style Gardening Blog)
Potager – Cottage garden style kitchen garden. The Ramblings are my thoughts from the potager this week. Welcome to the first edition of the brand spanking new Sunday Bits. This is where I share articles,…
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5 Easy Steps to Starting Your Potager Garden
Creating a potager garden blends the beauty and grace of a French garden with the practicality of home vegetable gardening. A potager is a fancy kitchen garden, one might even say that it is a…
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Cultivating Your Own Potager (The Joy of a French-Inspired Vegetable Garden)
Embracing the charm of French countryside aesthetics, a potager garden is both a visual feast and a source of culinary ingredients. In essence, this is where beauty meets utility. Inspired by grand kitchen gardens of…
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A Passion for Purple: Growing Lavender in Your Potager
Lavender is a prized addition to any potager, offering fragrant foliage and a burst of purple that enriches the garden tapestry. To grow great lavender, a sunny spot with well-draining soil is key as lavender…
Early April In The Potting Shed
Not too much to add this week as the weather just refuses to get spring like. It is so very hard to get into spring mode when it is cold and/or snowy. Sigh. Though, I looked back on last year’s temps and they were similar at the end of March. The first week of April…
Sunday Potager Ramblings #77
This week is all about spring and Easter… what are you all doing for Easter next weekend? I hope you spend it with family and friends. Although Easter is my second favourite holiday (after Thanksgiving), I am doing nothing this year. Have told the family that I am out, not participating… but I am kind…
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The Marigold Potager - A Zone 3 Prairie Garden 