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Now Harvesting: late September

September 30, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

White bowl with bright fresh-picked garden vegetables

The garden is entering its period of slow decline. And while I really love perennial gardens in the fall, with their russet tones and funky seed heads, a veggie garden that’s slowed production just reinforces the fact that winter—and it’s imported produce—is right around the corner. There’s winter gardening, of course, and soon I hope […]

Filed Under: My garden, Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: Now Harvesting

Put ’em Up: a book review

September 28, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

It was midsummer. Both my garden and local farmer’s markets were overflowing with succulent fruits and vegetables. Yet even as I enjoyed the bounty of the season, I felt anxious. How many more days would we have together? The peaches would be done in a week. The cherries were already long gone. And in a […]

Filed Under: Resources, Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: book review, canning, food preserving

Surly tomato

September 24, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 9 Comments

Is it just me, or is this tomato giving me the finger?

Filed Under: Veggies & Edibles, WTF? Tagged With: tomato

Power Planter

September 23, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

Given my penchant for indoor containers with a dash of quirky cool, I had to share GAMA-GO’s Power Planter. The Power Planter is a small, porcelain, desktop planter in the shape of a nuclear power plant.  It comes complete with organic soil and wheatgrass seeds, and is $16 at GAMA-GO. This would also make a […]

Filed Under: Indoors, Retail Therapy

Garden storage in urban spaces

September 20, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 7 Comments

In my book, I wrote something about how, when you’re gardening in a small space, everything is visible…and thus, there’s no room for broken tools, ugly containers, or plants you’re really not too fond of. It’s true. Unlike with many larger properties, in a small urban garden, balcony, or patio, you don’t have the luxury […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, My garden Tagged With: garden shed, storage

Lime green in the garden

September 16, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

I love green in the garden. Who doesn’t? It’s the colour of new growth. Photosynthesis. Good health. But that’s not the green I’m talking about here. I’m talking lime green. Pucker-yer-lips, jolt-to-the-system lime. I used lime green cushions in my back patio to add a punch of colour to an otherwise subdued palette. The lime […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Inspiration, Retail Therapy Tagged With: colour, heuchera, lime green, nicotiana

Now Harvesting: early-September

September 12, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

As you can see, I’m still collecting beans and zucchini, while the broccoli plants I harvested from in early summer have rewarded me with a second flush of petite heads. I love that. I’m also harvesting tomatoes, scallions, herbs and cucumbers, and am still eating potatoes from last month’s harvest. I’ve planted most of my […]

Filed Under: My garden, Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: Now Harvesting

Tomato harvest 2010

September 8, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

I’d like to introduce you to some of the tomatoes I’ve been harvesting this year. I grow tomatoes every year, without fail. They are a must-have, even though they take up a significant portion of my growing space. For me, the major problem with growing tomatoes isn’t blight or blossom end rot. It’s choosing only […]

Filed Under: My garden, Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: heirloom tomatoes, tomatoes

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