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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…
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5 Easy Steps to Creating Your Perfect Potager
Creating a potager garden can seem overwhelming when first starting out, but it’s easily achievable with these simple steps. Happy Potager Planning
Moving… & The New Blog
So… this is the final farewell post from this blog. I have now moved to Blogger, a free blog site, where I will be sharing photos and updates of my garden, a garden diary, of sorts. I love to be able to go back and say…. ‘oh yeah, that was the year that we did…
Sunday Ramblings #90 (The Final Post)
Hi there. If you have been with me for this wonderful ride these past years, I want to thank you so much. I so appreciate you and have loved having you by my side. This will be the last blog post for me. I’ve been at it for a very long time. Not many bloggers…
The Final Potager Recap & Early July Garden Tips
This will be my last garden blog post so I thought I would share an update about how things are growing, plus tips for the July garden. While May is the busiest season with all the planting and sowing and pampering, July is growing season. This is when things really start taking off, we see…
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The Marigold Potager - A Zone 3 Prairie Garden 