How to Prune and Stake Zucchini Plants
There are two common complaints I hear from gardeners about their zucchini plants. One is that their zucchini plants just produce...
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FIELD JOURNAL
Our log of experiences and experiments growing our own food.
Since 2014 we have been growing food on borrowed land in the city. Some of it we sell and some of it we eat. These are the stories of our experiences along the way. Use the search bar on the right to look for posts in the blog that match your interests. For more specific information about our growing methods and record keeping, check out the educational opportunities on our Grow With Us page.
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- Jul 31
- 7 min
Growing Vegetables with Custom Weed Barriers
All gardeners will eventually learn that exposed soil in a garden causes problems. It invites weeds, it loses moisture quickly, and it...
- Jul 3
- 4 min
Flower Forecasting
It doesn't take long after planting for our kids to start asking "When do we get to pick [insert tasty crop here]?" I can usually give...
- May 30
- 10 min
9 Crops We're Growing That Don't Need Cold Storage
If a cold storage room is on your wish list but you haven't quite got around to making it happen yet, you may be heading into the...
- Apr 24
- 7 min
Why bother to pot up your vegetable seedlings?
Any brief foray into the world of vegetable seed starting will soon reveal a task known as "potting up". This is the act of...
- Mar 26
- 8 min
Planning a Rainwater Irrigation System
Our vegetable production has five annual costs: seeds, potting mix, electricity, compost, and water. The greatest of these is water. ...
- Mar 1
- 9 min
Kid-Friendly Crop Selection
If you are just about to start a garden with your kids, and you begin by strolling through the seed aisle at your local garden centre...
- Feb 1
- 10 min
How do you find the time?
This is a question comes up often when people see the size of our vegetable gardens or when they learn that we're even taking the time to...
- Dec 30, 2023
- 13 min
10 Lessons from the Vegetable Garden: Part 4
A year in the garden never fails to teach me something new, so I'm taking some time this month to highlight 10 of the lessons learned...
- Nov 30, 2023
- 10 min
Can low tunnels extend your garden season into winter?
When people find out that we use tunnels to extend our growing season, it doesn't take long before they ask about growing vegetables in...
- Oct 28, 2023
- 5 min
Breaking the Rules of Crop Rotation
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you ignored all of the crop rotation advice out there? The majority of advice on this...
- Sep 30, 2023
- 5 min
How to Upgrade to a Walk-in Cooler for FREE
When I tell people that we just throw our vegetables into our walk-in cooler at any time of the year, they either get excited and ask...
- Aug 31, 2023
- 6 min
Take a Walk Through Our Homestead Garden
Every once in a while it occurs to me that I haven't showed much of our garden plots lately, so let's change that this month. After all,...
- Jul 31, 2023
- 5 min
What's Wrong With My Plants?
This is the big question every vegetable grower must face at some point because I can guarantee that EVERYTHING will not go perfectly...
- Jun 28, 2023
- 6 min
Crop Rotation When it Matters
One of the more confusing experiences for new vegetable growers is the bombardment of crop rotation expectations from various sources. A...
- May 31, 2023
- 7 min
The Path to Liberation Starts With Drip Irrigation
Every spring, new growers are entering the world of vegetable production with dreams of amazing flavours, some quality time in the garden...
- Apr 29, 2023
- 6 min
Measuring The Heat Trapping Potential of Covered Spaces
Given our relatively cool climate and short growing season, I've accumulated a lot of qualitative experience in growing under cover...
- Mar 31, 2023
- 5 min
Essential Equipment for Starting Your Own Seeds
The very first step on your seed starting adventure is to equip yourself for success! Will buying the right equipment guarantee your...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 10 min
Can Peat be Beat?
Every spring the peat protesters emerge from their winter hideouts to advocate against the use of peat moss, so this year I'm going to...
- Dec 31, 2022
- 9 min
Our End-of-Season Review Process
This summer, I mentioned to a friend that we were growing a few different types of melons despite our short and relatively cool growing...
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