Welcome back to the garden!! I will be sharing everything about how our garden is doing throughout the month of June! I am looking forward to beautiful weather, sunshine, no smoky skies, birds chirping and of course gardening! Let’s take a gander at the garden this month! It’s June 5 and the weather has been…
Category: In Our Garden
Welcome to the 2023 Gardening Season
Welcome to the 2023 gardening season!! We are back at the community garden again this year! Our spring this year has been quite warm. Many gardeners in our community garden began planting their plots in April. With it being only May, our weather has been unseasonably hot and that has definitely led to some gardening…
Checking out the Garden – April 2023
We thought we would head to the community garden and check out our plot. It’s been quite warm, throughout April, so we are looking forward to seeing how the garlic and asparagus did over the winter. “I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.” — Ruth…
September 2022 Garden Update
It is hard to believe that September is already over! This month has been quite warm with a few cold and rainy days. Some days were +36C/96F and some were +16C/60F and some were much colder still. We can definitely feel the season changing now. Let me share with you about how our garden fared…
August Garden Update with Our City Homestead
Our City Homestead’s August garden has us preparing for fall with the ripening and collection of seeds and harvesting veggies and herbs.
Homemade Mint Extract
This year, my mint has grown wonderfully. It has been a hot summer with little rain (so we have watered often!!) and the mint grew so well that I ended up with far too much mint!! So, I decided to make mint extract! I love using mint extracts in desserts like mint nanaimo bars or…
How to Cook Patty Pan Squash
Last year we bought some patty pan squash — also known as sunburst squash — from the farmers market and absolutely loved it, so we decided to grow it ourselves. Patty pans grow much like zucchini. They’re sweet and neutral in flavor so you can season them however you like. When they’re a good size,…
