Local Harvest Gardening

I bought a drip irrigation system last year but by the time it arrived my plants were all pretty big, so rather than risk damaging them, I thought I’d start fresh the next season. I guess it’s probably time to unpack the box and set it all up…or soon, anyway. It seems a little overwhelming, so I’ve ...

Hi, I’m Karen! I grow flowers and vegetables in garden spaces on all 4 sides of our home on a corner lot (less than a quarter acre) in the city of Abbotsford. I do my best to be a good steward of this little crumb of the earth that I’m in charge of and as I continue to learn better ways of doing thi...

Thank you Jack and thank you Wally for your replies. They were helpful and I look forward to learning even more in the course this year as content becomes available.

Wow! What an adorable bird house!!! You have some great woodworking skills.

I like to bring lots of leaves onto my property for mulching my gardens/conditioning the soil later after they break down and the neighbours love it when I rake the leaves & take them away. The thing I’ve noticed is that I seem to be bringing a lot of slug stowaways with the leaves. Now what? Th...

I want to learn how/do small scale worm farming this year for my gardens and have so many questions. Is there a specific kind of worm that works best for this and where can I source the worms from? Also, how do they not freeze in the winter if I don’t want them in my house? Our garage got to below f...