Every month, Heavy Petal collaborates with Willowtree — a website for those with food sensitivities who want to find their culinary bliss — to bring you a celebration of an in-season edible. I’ll tell you how to grow it; they’ll tell you how to eat it. Yay! Every fall I look forward to seeing the […]
Archives for October 2011
Check it out: Leaf Magazine
Leaf Magazine preview issue cover featuring a garden designed by Topher Delaney and photographed by Saxon Holt. Today marks the launch of Leaf Magazine, a brand-spanking-new digital publication created by fellow garden bloggers Susan Cohan (Miss Rumphius’ Rules) and Rochelle Greayer (Studio G). The free (yes, free!) publication is focused on “Design Outside and Outdoor […]
How to make a DIY seed packet
If you’ve ever wanted to save seeds from your garden for next year, now’s the time. Many vegetable, flower, and herb seeds are easy to save, and they make great gifts when packaged up in a pretty little seed packet. Here’s how: Step one: Collect seed heads or pods from the plants you wish to […]
How to save tomato seeds
Want to save tomato seeds for next year? Tomatoes are a great choice for beginning seed savers. Here’s how you can make sure you’ll never go another summer without a taste of your favourite variety. As tomato season winds down (booo!), it’s time to think about saving the seeds of your favourites. Tomato plants that […]
Lawns to Loaves wheat harvest
See that? That’s me, standing in my little urban wheat field just three and a half months after it was planted. Running my hands along the top of the spiny heads of golden wheat as I walked the rows. Living the dream, folks. The whole process – of turning and prepping the soil, planting, weeding, […]