tomato planting weekend
This weekend (the last of March) is tomato planting weekend! We will be selecting our heirloom tomato seeds, planting maybe 10% more than we have space for to allow for…
L&AHortSoc
The Lennox and Addington Horticultural Society met Wednesday evening (March 21st, 2012) at 7pm in the training room at the Napanee Fire Station. 25 people were in attendance to hear…
blood suckers have arrived
no, not lawyers… mosquitos. Today is Sunday 2012 March 18, a wonderful hot day. A good seed savers meeting, back home to work in the greenhouse and a little bit…
Prep for Spring
It’s that time of the year… time to prep for spring. The greenhouse took some minor exterior damage in the windstorm of Saturday 2012 March 3rd. That will be fixed…
Seedy events upcoming
SEEDY SATURDAY and other events http://www.seeds.ca/ev/events.php Seed Sunday in Perth Ontario Canada Sunday March 4th 10:00-3:00 Royal Canadian Legion, 26 Beckwith St. E. Free Admission, gardening related talks and presentations,…
Eco Farm Day 2012
The Canadian Organic Growers Ottawa Chapter hosted the Eco Farm Day 2012 Conference in Cornwall this weekend (Feb 25, 2012). We drove up to Cornwall (normally a 90-100 minute trip,…
Sweet potatos anyone?
Growing Sweet Potatos presented by the Tamworth/Erinsville Grassroots Growers. Tuesday February 21st, 7:15 pm at the Tamworth Library Brian Burt of Burt’s Greenhouses on propogating sweet potatos from cuttings and…
L&A HortSoc, the County’s Garden Club!
L&A HortSoc (code for Lennox and Addington Horticultural Society) met last night (Wednesday February 15th, 2012) at the new location, the Napanee FireHall Training Room. We set up the room…
Seed Sanctuary Workshop reminder
WORKSHOP Sisters of Providence Heirloom Seed Sanctuary Workshop Sat. Feb. 18, 1-4pm – Seed Saving Basics All are welcome, refreshments included, no fees but donations are welcome. Heirloom Seed Sanctuary…
Upcoming Gardening events
1. ORGANIC VEGETABLE GROWING WORKSHOP by Janette Haase Explore how one can transform one’s diet to one that is local and seasonal without moving to the country. An efficient and…
L&A HortSoc
L&A HortSoc (code for Lennox and Addington Horticultural Society) met last night (Wednesday January 18th, 2012) at a new location, the Napanee FireHall Training Room. We’ve talked for some time…
summer gardens
Time to start planning the summer vegetable beds. Rather than micromanage this to extremes, we thought this year to rather just plan out the three major crops and fit the…
Upcoming gardening events
Winter is approaching so it is natural for gardeners and growers to start looking through seed catalogs and thinking about the spring. NFU (National Farmers Union) NFU NEW FARM PROJECT…
Napanee Food Bank Garden 2011 Summary
Napanee Food Bank Garden 2011 Summary We kept a logbook of harvest this year and today I went through and transcribed it into a 2011foodbankgardensummary spreadsheet (11kb .pdf). Basically the…
Napanee Food Bank Garden Week 11
This was our 11th week since we were assigned rows 6,7 and 26 to look after in the Napanee Food Bank Garden. These images are from our week 11 visit…