Growing Tomatoes on Nova Scotia’s South Shore
Like growing beans, growing tomatoes in the St. Margaret’s Bay, Mahone Bay, and Lunenburg areas is easy. The most successful tomatoes have short maturation periods— the time between blossoming and…
Helping Bees Thrive: The Importance of Pollinator Plants in Nova Scotia
Bees are among the most important pollinators in Nova Scotia, playing a vital role in supporting local ecosystems, gardens, and food production. From Annapolis Valley apple orchards to backyard vegetable…
Cucumbers are easier to grow than you think
It was the perfect summer. Bees were buzzing everywhere, garden crops were blooming profusely, and the harvest was beyond be-lief.It was a normal, perhaps slightly warmer, summer that year, and…
Carrots are always tastier when you grow them yourself
by Ron Driskill The first day I pulled a carrot from my garden I could taste the difference between store-bought and my own. Called Yaya, the variety was the sweetest…
Silver Garden’s Open House
By Donna Silver It’s that time again when the garden awakes and sends forth its bounty. Buds are swelling and bursting forth into beautiful leaves or spurts of flowers. That’s…