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Mar Farms at the Breakwater Market
Mar Farms from Saanichton will be joining the Breakwater Market starting Sunday July 10. This week we should have kale, chard, a broccoli, a parsley, amazing bunch beets, strawberry rhubarb, garlic, broad beans. Zucchini is coming soon and our chickens are just starting to lay. They will also sometimes have a few duck eggs. The […]
A Healing Garden
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If you are interested in health and healing consider dedicating a section of your garden to medicinal herbs and plants. Making remedies using common healing plants from your own garden is an empowering experience. Here is one example: “Basil is a very good herb for treating itching. It is recommended to apply basil tea on […]
Figs: A Little Mediterranean in your own Backyard
Figs in Victoria? It is possible, but the variety you choose is key to your success. Bob Duncan, of Fruit Trees and More, recommends ‘Desert King’. This variety is well suited to our ‘cool Mediterranean’ climate. Figs usually ripen by August and are equally delicious fresh or dried. Discover more about varieties, best growing conditions, […]
Fantastic Fungi
Fungi are truly fantastic. They decompose organic matter, play a fundamental role in nutrient cycling and have long been used as a direct source of food, such as mushrooms and truffles, involved in the production of antibiotics… and, more recently, as biological pesticides to control weeds, plant diseases and insect pests. You can learn more […]
Floating Row Cover
Covering up those veggies can be an indispensible tool for the food growing gardener… especially in the colder months. “Floating row cover is white, spun-poly cloth that looks like giant sheets of toilet paper… Row cover is great for excluding pests like flea beetles, carrot rust fly and cabbage moth, as well as for reducing transplant […]
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