Carrot Update
by Karen Dunn A Karen’s Corner Blogette My carrots were up in record time this year! The new babies were a little pale looking after being in the dark a little too long. As it was a very hot sunny … Continued
by Karen Dunn A Karen’s Corner Blogette My carrots were up in record time this year! The new babies were a little pale looking after being in the dark a little too long. As it was a very hot sunny … Continued
by Karen Dunn A Karen’s Corner Blogette June 24 is carrot planting day for this gal. In my garden I find this date works well to get a good size carrot for my winter crop. Linda Gilkeson plants her final … Continued
by Karen Dunn A Karen’s Corner Blogette About six years ago I bought a variety of Orach called Good King Henry from Seeds of Victoria. West Coast Seeds also sells it as Magenta Orach. I planted it for eating as … Continued
A Karen’s Corner Blogette by Karen Dunn It’s never too late to start some lettuce. As long as you have a shady spot in your garden or a sheltered container to plant it in, you can keep reseeding it all … Continued
By Karen Dunn It is the time of year on Quadra to be planting peas. Many people start peas indoors to try to avoid damage from the pea weevil which hides out in many of our gardens. Local “Queen of … Continued
by Karen Dunn Snow in the forecast. Subzero temperatures. I usually wait until the thermometer reads zero before I start mulching and covering. (Because I am a procrastinator, no other reason). My hands get cold, my mulching leaves are half … Continued