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Update On My Backyard 'Victory Garden'

8 Jul 2022 6 minute read 1 comment SweptOverNiagara

It's been just over a month since my last post, 'Getting Ready For The Coming Food Shortage'. The last 2 months have been two of the busiest months I'v experienced. I've worked furiously to get my (several hundred) plants started while at the same ti...

Prepping for the Drainage Work

7 Jul 2022 3 minute read 2 comments bengy

ย  Hopefully, if all goes to plan... the trenches for the new drainage/sewer system around our house will be being dug early next week. Part of the deal was that we would remove all the small obstructions from the path of the digging. That means th...

Getting the garden space ready...

3 Jul 2022 4 minute read 2 comments bengy

ย  Our new place has is a pretty large block with lots of space for gardens and vegetable growing... now that we are in the Southern Hemisphere, this is currently the winter season. That means that it is the perfect time to start to get things plan...

Growing greenhouse cucumbers in the bedroom? Why not!

22 Jun 2022 4 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

I decided to do a little gardening experiment. In addition to the plants that I sow on the balcony every year, I decided to try greenhouse cultivation. It's just that I don't have a greenhouse and my bedroom was supposed to fulfill its function. Po...

๐ŸŒผ Who Really Likes Flowers?

14 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments valerianis

A honey bee flits about the garden, stopping eagerly to taste some nectar. As she moves from an arrowwood blossom to a bloom of the Leucanthemum flower, you can see pollen dusting her head and hind legs. She is taking in the nectar and, in the proce...

Getting Ready For The Coming Food Shortage

3 Jun 2022 4 minute read 3 comments SweptOverNiagara

You've already heard of shortages relating to baby formula, wheat and cooking oils along with the culling of millions of chickens in the USA because one or two tested positive for Bird or Avian Flu, leading to a shortage of eggs and poultry products....

Strawberries ๐Ÿ“ Which Ain't Berries

1 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments valerianis

It is amazing to see how quickly the strawberry plant can grow. The plants are already starting to bloom. The flowers will soon turn into small strawberries. I have been growing strawberries for a few years now and I never get tired of admiring the...

It's Time to ๐Ÿฅฌ Harvest!

25 May 2022 1 minute read 0 comments valerianis

Growing your own food is not always easy, but it's a rewarding process. Plus by doing everything right, you get ecological production. We had cold May this year, so only sorrel is available to harvest. And as usual, the green onions is also unprete...

๐ŸŒ Spring in Macro Mode

19 May 2022 1 minute read 0 comments valerianis

Spring is even nicer in the macro mode! Recently I have got a macro lens for shooting small objects. Filling colors and tiny little details make a huge difference. ย  Those stunning snaps were captured in a garden in the nearby forest. Do not forget...

The new house life...

6 May 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy

ย  Moving into a new place is always going to be fraught with new surprises and lots and lots of new chores. Principal amongst our current list of chores is the clearing and cleaning out of the surrounding shrub and trees that ring our house. To sa...