For those of you who are using natural tobacco curing method, it is time of year now  (May-June of the year following the harvest) when the tobacco plants you hanged to cure last Fall - are finally ready!It does take quite some time for mother nature..

Canadian Virginia tobacco seeds germinated 2 weeks after seeding.They are still very tiny and require lots of attention, but don't worry, when they feel strong enough - they will start growing very fast. Remember that in just one season tobacco plant..

My garlic planting technique has changed this year, I tried to implement - even partially the well known Mittleider method, that I first read about more than 20 years ago. I do not like using chemicals of any kinds, but I appreciate the beds orientat..

Lavender Harvest time gathers the whole family together in the field. We are cutting, bunching, hanging lavender to dry. It took us almost 5 days this year to complete this . Lavender plants grow bigger year after year, they produce more flowers. The..

Lavender buds preparation is a lengthy process, but if not processed correctly the lavender buds batch can cause even allergy outbreak because it may contain dust-like pollen that irritates eyes, nostrils and throat. We know that ! We process our lav..

One of my customers Nathan Attard shared his "Garlic Scape Pesto"recipe: - One pound of Garlic Scapes cut into 2" pieces- 1-1/4 cups Parmesan cheese,- 1 cup olive oil, - 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, - sea salt and pepper to taste. Beat in food processor..

First strawberry basket this year. So yummy !! People from Toronto came all the way here yesterday to buy my strawberry plants, I let them and their kids pick some real fresh berries from the garden -  they were amazed and said exactly same thing I k..

Starting this year we now grow and sell live plants of tobacco, lavender, herbs and strawberry.Our plants will be ready for late spring shipping or pickup from store (late May or June). We will ship live plants within Canada only this year. Plants fo..

My First Lavender Harvest ever, for serious lavender producers that might seem pathetic, but I am so glad to see that my last year plants are producing flowers. From 650 plants planted last summer only 140 survived the winter, and those 140 are bloom..

We grow "Canadian Virginia" and "Virginia Gold'  tobacco varieties. Southern Ontario is a perfect place for growing tobacco, that is why the "Canadian tobacco belt" is located here.Both varieties prosper in our climate, grow up to 1.5 meter tall  wit..

My Garden is one Work of Art... I love it !     When you have 3 acres of land and you think "What I can do with it ? it's only 3 acres, right ? ". It sounds easy at the beginning, but when you start working the land you quickly realize that it can't ..