When we moved to the Okanagan four years ago I was very excited at the possibility of having a large garden. During our first winter here I dreamed of all…
Gardening
For the past couple years I have started my tomato and pepper seeds indoors mid-March; it is usually this time of year that the gardening itch begins. But by the…
It is the beginning of March and a warm (17°C) sunshiny Saturday afternoon was the only invitation I needed to get my hands dirty and plant the first seeds in…
Fall has arrived with its cooler nights and crisp morning air. A few nights ago the temperature plummeted to near freezing, but not quite. We still have not had a…
When I return home after a lengthy period of time the very first thing I do is check on my garden. Two-and-a-half weeks is a long time to be away…
Summer is upon us! For the last couple weeks we have been experiencing steady mid-30°C (95°F) heat. Such intense and prolonged heat has acted as a catalyst for the many…
After being away from my garden for almost three weeks I was starting to feel a little nervous. A lot can happen to plants in three weeks and I was…
This week I worked hard weeding, tilling, digging and planting. Two of the raised beds were seeded in the last month and most of the seeds have sprouted. The peas…
It has been a dry spring. Our lawn, which I do not water, is terribly patchy and yellow and the soil in my garden is dusty and dry. Already we…
The thing about spring is that it is unpredictable. Warm sunny days tease you into thinking that winter is long past and that summer is fast approaching. Then, without much…