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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Winter Farmers Market
Yesterday I went to the Winter’s Farmers Market at Nat Bailey. I was really impressed by the number of different vendors and the fabulous selection. Not sure how much of this is organic, but most of it was local – … Continue reading
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Peacrastination
The seed package for my peas says that peas can be planted in February. Although this seems early, I planted last year’s peas in February and they grew well. This year I am going to try using some inoculant – … Continue reading
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Early spring in Vancouver
Although the temperature was close to freezing all weekend – as evidenced by frost on the windshield and ice on the ground – the sunshine made it feel like spring. Stopped in to purchase six more bags of bark mulch … Continue reading
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500 snowdrops
I was emailing with my neighbor today and I told her that there were probably about 2000 snowdrops in the backyard and 2000 kids running around my house. Okay, I was exaggerating about the kids part – there were only … Continue reading
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Compost discussions with Dr. Mooks
Dr. Mooks and I went for lunch last week and talked compost. Since Dr. Mooks is a psychiatrist (not my personal psychiatrist, thank you) she doesn’t really mind that I am moderately obsessed about gardening and compost. I am a … Continue reading
Free worms from Vivian
My friend Vivian lives in the West End and in addition to her clothing-design and culinary superpowers, she has worm composting down to a fine art. Every few months she gives me a huge bag (or two) of worm-composted food-waste … Continue reading
Implements of destruction
I am VERY excited about my new acquisition. Despite many potential applications in dentistry or brain surgery, it is a “weed popper”, designed to remove dandelions. Definitely not something that I want to have tucked in my purse when I’m … Continue reading
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