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Vancouver Area Garden Events: Music & More

Two upcoming garden related events to tell those of you in the Vancouver environs about: First up, if you're a fan of Community Gardens and Buttless Chaps (by which I mean the band of course), come on down to the show at the Railway this Thursday

‘Black Pear’ Tomato Inside

Because you asked, here's a photo of the inside of the 'Black Pear' tomato. 'Black Pear' Tomato Photo by Gayla Trail I ate another one yesterday afternoon. They really are soft, dense, sweet, and rich. Whether or not they beat out my #1

‘Black Seaman’ Tomato

Update: The first of the next batch has ripened. I had both my neighbour and my spouse do a taste test and we all agree that while it is tasty, it doesn't stand up to the black indeterminates like 'Black Krim' or 'Black Plum'. My final

Cooking, Canning, and Putting Up Food

I've been busy canning and putting up food, so the updates here have been fewer than usual. Anyone notice? After all the labor and love I put into growing my babies, I refuse to let them go to waste. So besides taking baskets to friends, neighbors,

Blackberries

Blackberries The blackberry bushes have been incredibly prolific at the Community Garden this year. I'd swear the plants have doubled in size, each vine exploding with fat, juicy fruit. I had thought that perhaps our cold winters curbed their invasiveness but I'm starting

Pinto Progress

Back at the end of June I was pretty darned excited about the prospect of growing some hard beans in my back yard. I was excited about this for two reasons: first, new gardening experiment = fun; and second, the idea of being able to actually grow

Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2006

I stumbled across Hanna's Tomato Tastings over at This Garden is Illegal through a link off Renee's site today. Hanna planted 16 different varieties of heirloom tomatoes this year and is undertaking a process to document the fruits of each one. She's got notes on size,

Another Anemone Attempt

anemoneI adore Japanese Anemones and when I first started digging in the dirt at our new house last year they were high on my list of plants to get up and running. My grandma has a veritable explosion of them in her yard

Entering the Fall Fair

Last year we visited the Uxbridge Fall Fair and I especially enjoyed looking at all the fruits and vegetables that were entered into the fair. I'm thinking of entering this year. These are the categories I'm considering: Pepper - hot, 3 on a plate...Scotch Bonnets Pepper

Plantarium

Plantarium The Gardening Educator in me wants to tell you why products like the Plantarium are not viable tools for growing healthy seedlings. Look for a moment at the product photo. The seedlings inside the vial are very leggy, thin, and weak.
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