Author Archives: Chrystal

When the kids were really small, we used to live in a basement suite in Kitsilano, underneath a super-wholesome family of Nature People. They wore only natural fibers, engaged only in wholesome pursuits and ate only natural, organic foods like … Continue reading →

This is a “here is everything I did this week, I deserve a gold star” posts. Weeding. On Thursday, my brain was full from work, so I spent an hour pulling weeds from the three central beds in the front … Continue reading →

1. Respond to unexpected arrival of Canada Post courier by accepting a mysterious mid-sized brown box. 2. Place box on kitchen counter, and open to find a smaller brown box inside containing the forgotten back-ordered bean and squash seeds along … Continue reading →

Another cold rainy Sunday, the perfect day for a date at Southlands Nursery. I managed to find double tuberose bulbs (sold out last time) and the Man selected more ferns and a funky shrubby evergreen.  We found a replacement for … Continue reading →

Planted all the “cold-weather” veggies today, including Sugar Lace snap peas, spinach (space), arugula, radishes (easter egg blend and french breakfast) and parsley (hardy Italian and curly moss). I soaked the peas for about an hour in water until they … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →