Finally weather is good to start the pole barn construction - long due since May. Heavy rains in June ruined all our previous plans to build barn/garage close to the house - those holes completely collapsed and we leveled them to the ground.When w..

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..

The method is quite old, but still not widely used this day, as people are more inclined to buy some strong stuff - like Roundup - and make sure to kill everything with less effort.  Roundup becomes quite a controversy solution recently, some claim i..

I grow everything on raised beds. In Ontario climate I found it is most appropriate way to grow vegetables, for several reasons, the main reason being: in provides good drainage if properly planned, and in flooding situation that we are currently exp..

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..

There are many reasons for using grass clippings as mulch in your garden.       Use of grass clippings - or straw - is beneficial for garden in many ways, but there is one condition to make it work best: the thickness of the layer must be at least ..

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 ..