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Mini-hoop tunnels boost veggie production

By Niki Jabbour Filed Under: Food to grow

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When it comes to boosting production in a vegetable garden, the versatility of mini-hoop tunnels can’t be overstated. Though commonly used to stretch the harvest season into late autumn and winter, mini-hoop tunnels also have an important place in the spring and summer garden. These simple structures can be used to pre-warm soil, shelter early-planted crops or provide a shaded … [Read more...] about Mini-hoop tunnels boost veggie production

18 vegetables and how to store them

By Garden Making Filed Under: Food to grow

Freezing, drying and canning are options for long-term storage of freshly harvested vegetables, but what are the best ways to store produce for a few days or weeks? The Ecology Center at Berkeley Farmers’ Markets in California offers these environmentally responsible (no plastic wraps or disposable containers) suggestions. Beans, shelling  Open container in fridge. Beets  … [Read more...] about 18 vegetables and how to store them

Gooseberry plants are easy to cultivate

By Stephen Westcott-Gratton Filed Under: Food to grow

Gooseberries

In my family, gooseberries provided everyone with a job: I grew and harvested them, my father topped and tailed them, and my mother turned them into mouth-watering pies and jam. Often thought of as quintessentially English, gooseberries aren’t mentioned in any British documents until the late 13th century, when King Edward I’s fruiterer had bushes imported from France. Their … [Read more...] about Gooseberry plants are easy to cultivate

How to grow a pawpaw tree

By Lorraine Flanigan Filed Under: Food to grow

Pawpaw is small tree with a beautiful, pear-shaped form and hardy to Zone 6. (Photo: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs)

  Until the recent frenzy that saw chefs clamouring to add pawpaws to their menus, the only time you may have heard of this sweet fruit (sometimes described as tasting like banana, guava and persimmon, all rolled into one creamy fruit) was in the lyrics of a traditional American folk song: “Pickin’ up pawpaws, puttin’ ’em in your pockets.” But its culinary popularity … [Read more...] about How to grow a pawpaw tree

Blueberry bonanza

By Niki Jabbour Filed Under: Food to grow

Wait to harvest blueberries until the berries have turned from green to reddish purple to deep blue, and then wait an extra two days for the sweetness to develop. (Photo by Joanne Young)

If you’re looking for me in August, there’s a good chance you’ll find me beside our highbush blueberry hedge, picking a big bowl of juicy berries. Once relegated to an out-of-the-way spot near the vegetable garden, fruiting perennial shrubs like highbush blueberries are now being recognized for their ornamental value, and being invited to take centre stage in gardens and … [Read more...] about Blueberry bonanza

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