Deseronto Potato Beans

23 Mar 2018

Deseronto Potato Beans

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017, Vegetables | 2

~ Last year at Seedy Saturday I picked up a packet of Deseronto potato beans to try and grow. Each year I like to grow a variety of veggies that I don’t usually grow. This is a rare white bean from … Continued

20 Mar 2018

Kabouli Black Chickpeas

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017, Vegetables | 13

I love going to Seedy Saturdays and am always on the lookout for new and interesting seeds to me that I can try growing. Last year I picked up some Kabouli black chickpeas to grow in the kitchen garden. The … Continued

19 Nov 2017

First Snow on the Stumpy Family

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017, What's Been Happening? | 11

~ A little bit of snow arrived overnight. First snow is always special, so it was grab the camera and take some photos through the windows and open doors about 6:30 am this morning. This snow won’t stay around long, … Continued

15 Oct 2017

Getting More Seasonal

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, The Garden 2017, What's Been Happening? | 23

~ The weather is getting more seasonal as we move into October. The Fall colours haven’t been as spectacular this year and the past few days have been rainy and windy causing the leaves to flutter to the ground. We … Continued

3 Oct 2017

Fall-ing into October

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Lens Friends, The Garden 2017 | 15

We are into a new season now. September finished off with a really hot spell, in fact some of the days were hotter than the in July and August. A quick rain storm abruptly brought that weather to an end … Continued

17 Sep 2017

Seedy or Potty?

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017 | 13

September has arrived with cooler mornings and evenings as summer winds down for the last 20 or so days. It’s that time in the garden when gardeners go potty or seedy! The pots of plants are coming to an end … Continued

22 Aug 2017

A Busy August

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017, What's Been Happening? | 12

On a really humid and muggy day when we are having thunder storms and heavy rain pass through I’m taking some time to share some August activities. It’s been a busy month of day trips, reading, crochet and some gardening. … Continued

8 Aug 2017

Moving Right into August

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Books, Crafty's Projects, The Garden 2017, Vegetables | 12

Another month has made it’s appearance. The weather has been changeable – from hot and humid days, to wet and windy ones. The garden either needs watering or it is water logged with rain! The beans did amazingly well and … Continued

24 Jul 2017

Harvest Time

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017, Vegetables | 7

The harvesting of peas and beans is happening. Actually the peas are just about finished but all the varieties of beans are just starting. I planted several types of beans and peas this year so I could document the growth … Continued

14 Jul 2017

Monk Peas

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Seeds, The Garden 2017, Vegetables | 1

Monk peas have a fascinating story with them and are classified as heirloom seeds. Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, discovered the basic principles of heredity. after extensive studies and used peas most of the time because the offspring could be … Continued

2 Jul 2017

The Promise of Tasty Veggies

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017, Vegetables | 0

The month of July has arrived. June broke all rainfall records as it just kept raining and raining and in between we had a few lovely sunny and warm days. We all know we shouldn’t over water our plants … Continued

16 Jun 2017

Yellow Bloomers

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2017 | 0

The garden is amazing and there are so many different yellow blooms this week. Who knew yellow came in so many different shades? We had a few very hot and humid days and we’ve had some terrific short downpours of … Continued