I had the privilege of attending a garden club event where local a garlic farmer who runs Lockport Gardens here in Manitoba gave the low down on how to grow your own garlic. I’ve grown my own garlic for a few years, and it was great to get a ...
vegetable gardening
Part 1: Why Local Garlic
Why local garlic? Why pay more? Why go to the effort? Learn why foreign garlic should stay out of your cart. Get a brief overview of the myriad health and medicinal benefits of garlic. It’s all here on why local garlic is king. I had the ...
Grow Your Own Leeks
Maybe I just like leeks because they reach out of the typical garden fair, like carrots and onions, into the realm of unique. But there are many worthwhile reasons to grow leeks, such as being frost tolerant and largely pest free. I’ve been ...
Carrots: Sowing, Storing, Saving Seed
There is a reason carrots are so popular in the garden – cold hardy, pest and disease resistant, and easy to grow once germinated. But the only reason you really need to grow carrots is the sweet, earthy taste of a garden carrot that you just can’t ...
I'm Erika, I live on eighty acres in the northern prairies of southern Manitoba with my husband and four kids. Here, we enjoy the outdoors and try to be more self sufficient as we try new things in the garden and learn about our land and the world around us.