by GHart | Mar 25, 2020 | North Hardy Species, Northern Gardening, Plant of the week, Uncategorized
Straight Eight Cucumbers Straight-eight cucumbers are a small dual-purpose cucumber commonly grown throughout the region. These heirloom cucumber plants get their names from the continuous harvest of eight-inch straight cucumbers which make great slicing cucumbers....
by GHart | Mar 21, 2020 | North Hardy Species, Northern Gardening, Plant of the week, Uncategorized
Bush Beans Bush beans come in yellow and greens, and a few other exciting colours, grow very fast and can provide large yields in smaller spaces. The plants only grow a foot or so high, unlike their vining pole bean cousins. Eastern Butterwax beans are a common...
by GHart | Mar 21, 2020 | North Hardy Species, Northern Gardening
Starting your garden indoors Time to start planting those seeds inside for a June outside transplant. The seeds planted now are the ones needing longer mature times including tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, giant pumpkins and some of the larger squashes (Hubbard). Some...
by GHart | Mar 14, 2020 | North Hardy Species, Northern Gardening, Plant of the week
Endeavor Squash; Zucchini Buttercup squash is a favourite winter squash which stores very well, has a rich, sweet flavour and is easily grown here in NW Ontario. There are a few different varieties; however, the Burgess Buttercup has always been my preferred variety....
by GHart | Mar 11, 2020 | North Hardy Species, Northern Gardening, Plant of the week, Uncategorized
Endeavor Squash; Zucchini One of the more popular types of plants in my garden is squash. Pumpkins, squash, and zucchini all belong to this plant group. Of all the varied types of squash out there they fall into two basic categories; summer squash and winter squash....
by GHart | Mar 1, 2020 | North Hardy Species, Northern Gardening, Plant of the week
Beets These hardy root vegetable offer a couple of great ways to be eaten — either harvesting the greens or as whole beets.A single beet seed pod holds up to 10 individual seeds so they will require some thinning after they are an inch or so tall.Harvest the greens...
