Author Archives: candace

Watching and Waiting

Posted on September 5, 2011 by candace

Slowly but surely, tomatoes are ripening. Picked my first Ailsa Craig today. I also picked from the tomato plant I bought at Superstore garden center. Other than that, it’s still cherry tomatoes and a couple of grape tomatoes. They’re coming … Continue reading →

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Potatoes, Onions & Garlic Scapes

Posted on August 28, 2011 by candace

This week was a bit of a blur, as most work weeks are. My impression though, is that our weather was a bit of a mixed bag. Some damp, dreary weather but also some sun. Thursday was definitely sunny and … Continue reading →

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Third Week of August

Posted on August 21, 2011 by candace

Not much going on in the garden this week. We had a little sun, also some rain and this weekend was mostly foggy and overcast. I picked – and ate – a few more handfuls of cherry tomatoes. Lots of … Continue reading →

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Three Days of Summer

Posted on August 14, 2011 by candace

Finally, after almost 2 weeks of rain, we got some sun. And even had time to enjoy it. 🙂 It was actually sunny last Saturday, but we had to take Frank to the vet in the morning, then we went … Continue reading →

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Frank vs. Fox

Posted on August 6, 2011 by candace

I kinda think Frank won… Weather-wise, this has not been a good week. As sad as I was on Tuesday that our vacation was over, I’m glad that this was not our vacation week. It’s been rainy, grey and gloomy. … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick Day 2011

Posted on August 1, 2011 by candace

Happy August 1st! I just had a look at my post from NB Day Weekend 2010 and things are so far behind this year! This time last year we started putting our wood in the garage – we don’t even … Continue reading →

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Last Week of July

Posted on July 31, 2011 by candace

We returned home from our weekend in Nova Scotia on Sunday, with a week of vacation still ahead of us. Ah, vacation. Looking forward to a sleep in our air conditioned bedroom, we pulled into the driveway to see that … Continue reading →

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A Different Garden

Posted on July 27, 2011 by candace

Cory and I are fortunate in the lot that we have in the city; our yard borders on undeveloped property so we look out and see trees. Still, I can’t help missing the yard I grew up in. Can you … Continue reading →

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And A Week Later…

Posted on July 19, 2011 by candace

One thing about this summer, I haven’t had to water the garden. That’s looking on the bright side, right? This week has actually been pretty nice. We have had some rain showers, but no full on rainy days. The showers … Continue reading →

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Tomato Disaster 2011

Posted on July 13, 2011 by candace

I hung my tomato planters on the same plant hangers that I had strawberry plants on last year. From the beginning I  was concerned that they might not be up to the job. Every day, as we arrive home from … Continue reading →

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