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Grow Edible Mushrooms In Your Vegetable Garden!

Tips on Vegetables

When selecting vegetables for containers, look for container-friendly varieties, usually described as compact or bush type. more...

Walla Walla onions are one of the treasures of my summer garden. They are among the earliest to be transplanted out in spring and one of the first to be harvested, usually by late June. These exceptionally sweet onions add flavour to fresh salads, sandwiches and stir-fries. more...

Grow Loofa in the Garden

Vegetables, fruits and colourful blooms are what you might expect from an organic garden; dishcloths, scrub brushes and natural skin exfoliates are not. But a new trend in gardening is growing organic loofas. more...

Grow Your Own Food

As gardeners, we can take the load off the planet by growing more food – and it’s easier than you might think. Here, organic-gardener extraordinaire Carolyn Herriot provides tips and techniques on how you can join the “Grow Your Own” celebration, starting with her top-10 picks for edible ornaments. Carolyn Herriot discusses the "grow your own" movement, along with providing a listing of her top ten picks for edible ornamental plants, and a list of Food Festivals throughout B.C. more...

Grow Tomatoes Upside Down

Grow a tomato upside down? No, this is not about nestling a tumbler tomato into a hanging basket and letting it spill over the edges; it is literally planting and growing a tomato upside down and allowing it to defy gravity. more...

Grow Carrots in a Container

Here is a wonderful opportunity for children, those with patio gardens, or those with unsuitable crop-growing soil to enjoy sweet summer carrots. more...

Grow Heirloom Vegetables

This new year why not embrace the past by growing some heirloom vegetables? Many have unforgettable flavours seldom found in the bland cultivars frequently grown nowadays for their ability to withstand shipping and a diverse variety of growing challenges. more...

Feeding Fall Vegetables

If you have started a winter garden, now is the time to give those veggies a boost to get them ready for fall and winter. more...

Container Gardening

Carolyn Herriot -- a firm believer that anything can grow in a container -- offers some great tips and suggestions for growing organic vegetables, seasonal favourites, trees and healthful herbs in moveable mini-gardens. more...