Mandy’s Greenhouse will remain online for educational purposes. I am NOT closing this business, as its name and intellectual property belongs to me exclusively. I did sell a large portion of the seed inventory (to a younger company) in hopes […]
Read moreI can’t believe I’m still at this…even just on a hobby scale! Got to to keep the grey matter fed, so why not do something that will continue to excite me to the end of time! Just so you know, […]
Read moreThis is my annual letter to all my fine gardening friends, who await this time of year for any or all extras I might offer! Gosh! What a challenging spring! On one hand we can be grateful that our province […]
Read moreYes experienced a few glitches last week and wanted to offer everyone ALL the latest updates before I went to my Show & Sale in Brandon this past weekend…but for some reason the website wouldn’t cooperate. Thanks to my fine […]
Read moreOMG! Oxheart tomates still “rock” me? How about you? Here are a few photos to get you started!
Read moreHello to all my great gardening friends! 2017 has been quite the upheaval in my life and it seriously has kicked me in the arse! It has forced me to finally learn (and show) how to slow down! That’s a […]
Read moreHi Everyone! Just a wee announcement…regarding the fact I have a few extra heritage tomato and peppers plants available for sale, who hadn’t the time this year to start their own! Along with these I will also have a few […]
Read moreHear yeh’…hear yeh…..! May 16th, Tuesday; May 23rd Tuesday and May 29th Monday, 2017 (all starting 7 p.m.) “3 Gardening Workshops” Held @ the TVCC (Tyndall Village Community Center) 69 Pierson Drive Tyndall, Manitoba Hosted by the Brokenhead River Rec […]
Read moreFirst Some history: Essentially the drive to grow one’s own veggies started (for me) at the tender age of 6…whereby I carved one out a tall patch of grass across the road from my parents garden. (I didn’t want their […]
Read moreThis will be THE latest posting to watch, for seed ordering! Any updates or changes to our Seed offerings, will be shared here. Even on a day to day changes! Please remember we are operating on a reduced inventory, so […]
Read moreSweet potato slips are now ALL in! They are $2.75 each. They will be sold individually and variety marked. Some beautiful big slips, with BIG roots…they are too! I WILL HAVE: 1) Georgia Jets 2) Cuban Red 3) Frazier White […]
Read moreHi everyone, Well folks…I know our spring is on the cold side, BUT we could have SNOW like our brothers and sisters in Europe just received last week. Destroyed all their fruit orchards and started gardens! I will have FEW […]
Read moreHello Everyone! After returning back from Brandon, I felt a serious need to update ALL the inventory, as MUCH was missing from my bins! So! Just completed this (with exception to the tomatoes which I hope are safe for a […]
Read moreSO…I woke up early this morning (5:30) getting ready to take off…and see this flaming red sky to the East…gulp! Red sky at night, sailors’ delight Red sky in the morning, sailors’ be warning. OK! I says…its going to be […]
Read moreI have been asked to do a Presentation for the Herb Society of Manitoba. Always excited to share what I know (& accumulated over the years…) Topic of presentation: “TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HERBS!” Seed germination and what to watch […]
Read moreOh wow! This wonderfully crisp COOL weather doesn’t do much for simulating our need to plant seeds BUT we must go forward and PLAN anyway! “It is time once again to plan our winter gathering of prairie gardeners in honor […]
Read moreHello Everyone! Another exciting year and another exciting opportunity to do more things! As long as there is an ounce of energy in our bodies…we will keep on tilling and toiling… Wishing you all a terrific and successful growing spring, […]
Read moreDear Gardening Friends, Our growing summer turned out to be a great success, with vegetables growing more than we gave them room for! Good thing some could tolerate being crowded, but others truly went on strike by simply…disappearing! They just […]
Read moreActually it didn’t take me as long as I thought it might. It was kind of fun…getting dusty and sneezing when cleaning the seeds! This summer offered a bumper crop of many things. Actually all in all, it was quite […]
Read moreNow I know why I was Sooo busy in the garden this summer! My bean collection has increased yet again! A whole batch of rare and unusual bean varieties have been added this fall. Upgrades have been completed and so […]
Read moreTo help streamline, simplify and reduce packing time, I felt it necessary to make some changes. Seeing as it costs everyone (in shipping costs) the same to order one packet as it does for 4 and same packaging is used, […]
Read moreMy small GH is always busy stock full either of seedlings growing or seeds drying. It never gets a break. I’m am now, in the final stages of “dragging” the last of my seed inventory INTO the house. Not always […]
Read moreI don’t know about you, but if I receive a newsletter in just standard HTML email form, I might feel it is a little boring! Therefore having done (a little more) homework, I’ve decided to venture out and format one […]
Read moreNear the end of September, I put in a request for 2 (two) more months of nice calm weather, with mild temps and no snow. So far…so GOOD! The weather Gods have blessed us generously…and I am grateful. It has […]
Read moreAfter being in their company for over a week… I HATE tomatoes! Their long vines tripping me and in some cases I couldn’t find the fruit…so I spent 4 days trimming them. Then SO many started ripening so I had […]
Read moreGood Morning gardeners, I just went out this morning and assessed my garden. Unlike some seed collectors…I have no aversion to speaking the truth. Life is what it is…why should I hide it. In the 50 plus years of gardening […]
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Read moreI always knew I had TOO MANY FRUIT trees! So it should not come as a surprise that I can offer some photos here of my collection. Seeing as young homeowners are always in need of some advise in […]
Read moreSad as it may seem, this spring/summer is ideal for the introduction of numerous fungus and virus diseases. Many gardeners in gardening forums are complaining about the devastation they are receiving at the hands of these ugly conditions. Because of […]
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