Gardening

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August Garden Calendar

Aug 1, 2013

Gardening in a changing climate; make longterm garden plans; meanwhile enjoy summer salads on the grill and in the skillet.

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Brian's April Gardening Calendar

March 28, 2013

Projects versus procees, tomatoes for all seasons, and souffles

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Permaculture: easy and effective garden management

May 19, 2011

Javan Bernakevitch gives encouraging insight into a tried and tested approach to gardening.

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April in the Garden

April 7, 2011

Brian suggests that it's always time for weeding, plants to hide unfinished projects and receipes boullabaisse and mocha cream.

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A bug's eye view of gardening

March 24, 2011

A book review of 'Gardening for Butterflies, Bees and Other Benefical Insects' by Jan Miller-Klein, available from amazon.ca

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March Garden

March 10, 2011

A review of culinary herbs and simple recipes which highlight their flavour.

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February Garden & Kitchen Calendar

February 24, 2011

Brian tells us spring is imminent and to prepare projects for potatoes, hanging baskets and how to cook some egg recipes.

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January Garden

January 13, 2011

Pruning, digging, sowing in the greenhouse and recipes for solid, hearty food for cold wet nights.

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December Garden

December 9, 2010

Christmas, seeds, gardening when you didn't think you had to, and extraordinary Christmas recipes from days of old.

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November Garden

October 28, 2010

Use what falls in autumn to make fertile ground in spring plus carrot recipes.

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October Garden

September 30, 2010

Get ready for spring with early preparation and feast on squash recipes

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September Garden

September 2, 2010

Cuttings, sowing, and the humble potato.

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August Garden

August 5, 2010

Have lots of eggplant on hand; the mouthwatering recipes are many and the gardening advice down-to-earth.

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July Garden

June 24, 2010

This long wet spring has been a kind of slug fest around here—though I've been told they make a great tempura after a lot of saki.

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June Garden

May 27, 2010

What to plant when in westcoast weather and simple recipes with this month's garden bounty.

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May Garden

April 29, 2010

Strawbale mulch, deer, and more wonderful recipes with eggs.

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April Garden

April 1, 2010

Spring garden prepartion and recipes using eggs.

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March Garden

March 18, 2010

Gardens for the senses, what to plant now and early spring recipes.

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February Garden

February 18, 2010

Signs of an early spring and late winter recipes.

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November Garden

November 5, 2009

Trees, lilies, mulching and savory pumpkin and sweet apple recipes highlight Brian's garden column for November.

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October Garden

October 8, 2009

What to plant now and two terrific recipes, one for beets, the other for pears.

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July Garden

July 2, 2009

July in the garden and kitchen.

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June Garden

June 4, 2009

Garden advice from the 14th century.

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May Garden

May 7, 2009

Garden chores and delights, 17th century salad and herb paté.

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April Garden

April 9, 2009

Now is the time to relax into the fun jobs of sowing and planting for an abundance of vegetables and flowers. Enjoy rhubarb recipes.

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Rotation and companion planting

February 26, 2009

This year, I’m going to have my best garden yet! This is such an inspiring time of year for me. I love new beginnings.

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January Garden

January 29, 2009

Look forward with a new year to preparing the garden for spring, winter plantings and greenhouse starters as well as recipes.

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December Garden

December 11, 2008

Pruning, planting, spiced wine and sweetmeat. 

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Returning To Eden

December 11, 2008

The Eden Project a English botanical garden which shows the vital connections between people and plants, has an innovative CEO. 

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November Gardening

November 13, 2008

There's lots to do in the garden this month, including pruning those roses.There's also some delicious food to cook and enjoy.

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October Gardening

October 16, 2008

Between the rains, this is indeed an active season. Most fruit will have to be picked and stored indoors. Green tomatoes will eventually ripen on the window sill or you can use them for frying, pickles, or chutney.

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Chores or Way of Life?

October 2, 2008

It always amuses me when visitors look around the yard and garden, and say, ‘What do you folks do here anyway?’ The rehearsed answer is, ‘Oh, drink beer and sleep’—because you know very well the visiting interlocutor is not suited to a rural lifestyle.

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Farm and garden facts: all you ever needed to know about manure.

September 18, 2008

Garden books and magazines wax lyrical about the benefits of animal manure around plants and trees but say little about why…

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Fresh water making the most of it

September 18, 2008

On the Islands, as a small producer supplying our local farmers market, I am keenly aware of the amount of water storage required for cultivating crops.

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September Calendar

September 4, 2008

On the coast at least, September is the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ and, I should add, the seasonfor heavy dews.

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Go Garden

September 4, 2008

Our food choices determine both the health of our children and the extent of control we are prepared to exercise or abdicate. In short, democracy begins with dinner.

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August Cornucopia

August 7, 2008 | Brian Crumblehulme

There is such an air of expectancy this month when all the summer crops are in fruition and the flower garden is a blaze of brilliant colour.

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Good Life in the Garden - Brian Crumblehulme

July 24, 2008

The serious gardener is always optimistic and always busy, and summer is surely that quintessential time when everything demands attention at once. Not only are we enjoying the summer season for itself, July and August are the months to sow and prepare for fall, winter and next spring. This is also the time to assess your endeavours and take notes to avoid the same mistakes next spring.

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Parochial Gardeners

May 1, 2008 | Brian Crumblehulme

Our region has four season - not two and it is dry in summer. It makes sense to grow fresh food when it is expensive in the store during our mild, wet season.

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