Tag: Gardening

Upcoming Mushroom and Herb Workshops

Last year I posted here about attending a mushroom-growing workshop in Langley that resulted in a couple of mushroom logs for my backyard and the confidence to go further with mushroom-growing this spring. Hosted by Bill of Western Biologicals, I can’t say enough good… Continue Reading “Upcoming Mushroom and Herb Workshops”

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In the bookshed: Soil Mates

Soil Mates Sara Alway Quirk Books, 2011 Oh Valentine’s Day! What better way to celebrate than to mate your plants in a match bound for glory? That’s just the idea in the new Quirk Books release – Soil Mates: Companion Plants for Your Vegetable… Continue Reading “In the bookshed: Soil Mates”

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Sewing, book reviews and getting ready for the bees

For your visual pleasure – here is a phone-picture of the market bags I finished this morning which are a housewarming present for some friends. I really love making these because they are so straight-forward, and the inside pockets can be customized for whatever… Continue Reading “Sewing, book reviews and getting ready for the bees”

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Signs of spring.

Oh glorious garlic! Like all my bulbs right now, peeking through the soil in an early attempt to establish. A reminder that the yard isn’t always going to look as grey and mucky as it does right now.

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I've got yard-itch!

It’s that itchy time of year for yard projects on the wet coast. Warm enough (sortof) to get outside and do some thing, but too wet for most. But if you don’t get your infrastructure done by the end of March, it seems like… Continue Reading “I've got yard-itch!”

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