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Up Dates….

April 12, 2016 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beets, carrots, corn, cucumber, Gardens, germination, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable plants, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, parsnips, Planting dates, pumpkins, seeds, tomato plants

Hello 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 […]

Thank you folks in Brandon!

April 9, 2016 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, Chufa Nuts, heirloom seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, organic, parsnips, seeds, seedy saturday, transplanting

SO…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 […]

Classes For Beginner Gardeners!

April 6, 2016 / Posted in: From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beginner gardeners, Classes for beginners, Gardens, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, Work with Nature

Hello everyone, This is going to be quite exciting! I have been asked by my local establishment to do several classes/presentations for the benefit of first time gardeners! Apparently the participants attended a wonderful class the year before, regarding preparing […]

Heads Up! Presentation #29! Common sense tips on starting your own seeds.

April 3, 2016 / Posted in: From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beets, Brandon, cabbage, carrots, cheap food, corn, cucumber, eggplants, Gardens, germination, germination of seeds, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, organic, Presentation, pumpkins, seeds, seedy germination workshop, seedy saturday, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato seeds

Hi everyone! I will be in Brandon this April 9th at their 3rd Seedy Saturday. I will also be bringing my SEEDS! Pray for wonderful weather..OK??!! April 9th, 2016 from 10AM to 4PM Brandon’s Seedy Saturday returns for its 3nd […]

Just a few Newbies!

March 11, 2016 / Posted in: From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Allium tricoccum, Azomite, beans, beets, carrots, corn, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, onions, Pretzel bean, pumpkins, Ram's Horn, Ramps, Ramson, seeds, Spring Onion, starting a garden, tomato seeds, Wild garlic, Wild leek, Wood leek

Wahoo! I have found 2 (almost) unobtainable rare varieties! Will be the first to offer them here… I have just recently acquired 2 of the newest members to my wonderful collection. yes yes, I said I will be slowing down, […]

Another presentation!

January 12, 2016 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, Gardens, germination, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, Planting dates, starting a garden, tomato seeds, transplanting

I 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 […]

Come out and say HELLO!

January 12, 2016 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, germination, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, pepper, seeds, seedy saturday, starting a garden, tomato seeds

Oh 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 […]

Happy New YEAR….2016!

January 6, 2016 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: beans, beets, farmer markets, Gardens, germination, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, pepper, pumpkins, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, Work with Nature

Hello 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, […]

Christmas message 2015

December 18, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Christmas, Gardens, Happy New Year, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, Mandy's Mudroom blog, manitoba, Merry Christmas, tomato seeds

Dear 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 […]

Hurrah! Inventory is loaded and ready for your garden!

December 14, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: beets, cabbage, carrot seed, carrots, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, herbs, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, parsnips, pepper, pumpkins, Purple Fava, seeds, tomato, tomato seeds

Actually 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 […]

Hurrah! The beans are done!

November 29, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: Bean seed, beans, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, Purple Fava, seeds, Sustainablity, tomato seeds

Now 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 […]

New ordering updates…

November 12, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, Canadian funds, heirloom vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, new shipping rules, northern gardening, ordering, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, US

To 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, […]

Busy, busy, busy!

November 12, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, beets, carrots, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, eggplants, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, muskmelons, parsnips, peas, pepper, potatoes, pumpkins, Purple Fava, seeds, tomato seeds, tomatoes

My 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 […]

New Newsletter format

November 12, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, Mandy's Mudroom, mandy's newsletter, presentations, starting a garden, tomato seeds

I 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 […]

Folks…I am coming to Brandon this Thursday!

November 2, 2015 / Posted in: From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Gardens, heirloom seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, Mandy's talks, northern gardening, Presentation, Saving Seeds

Brenda asked me to offer a presentation, on Seed Saving this week… At the Westman Horticultural Society meeting this Thursday, November 5th, at 7 PM, in Brandon, Manitoba. at their Central Community Club 529-4th Street Brandon, Manitoba Talk will be […]

Slowing Down…

October 27, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: heirloom seeds, heirloom tomato seeds, Heritage tomato, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, tomato seeds

Near 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 […]

I hate Tomatoes!

September 24, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, Gardens, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom tomatoes, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, organic, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato plants, tomato seeds, tomatoes

After 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 […]

Heritage Harvest Fest 2015

September 7, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: apples, Azomite, hail, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, moisture, northern gardening, organic, pumpkins, Purple Fava, Rain, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato seeds, Work with Nature

Good 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 […]

Apple tree photos…Part II

August 20, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media / Tagged: apple trees, apples, Azomite, fruit orchards, fruit trees, Gardens, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato plants, Work with Nature

Here are the rest in my inventory:

Apple Tree photos…

August 20, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media / Tagged: apple fruits, apples, fruit orchards, fruit trees, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, starting a garden, Sustainablity, trees, Work with Nature

For your fruit tree info. and information :

The Apple trees in my Orchard

August 19, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom / Tagged: apple trees, apples, fruit trees, Gardens, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage apple, heritage gardens, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, nursery, starting a garden

I 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 […]

My Garden…Part I

August 15, 2015 / Posted in: From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, cabbage, Gardens, germination, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, pepper, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, tomato plants, tomato seeds

Here is a small sampling of this year’s 2015 Tomato Harvest:

Your Summer….Part V

August 15, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, Chufa Nuts, Gardens, heirloom seeds, heirloom tomatoes, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, pepper, pumpkins, tomato plants, tomato seeds

Sad 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 […]

Your Summer…Part IV

August 1, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, corn, Gardens, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, non gmo's, northern gardening, parsnips, pepper, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato seeds

I am quite sure that folks around us are having much the same results as ourselves. The combined force of heavy rains mixed with very warm temperatures have created serious jungles of our gardens. Here are some photos from our […]

Your Summer…Part III

July 7, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, beets, cabbage, Chufa Nuts, cucumber, eggplants, farming, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, herbs, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, kale, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, organic, parsnips, pepper, pumpkins, Purple Fava, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, Work with Nature

I thought I would post some earlier spring photos and beside them, photos a month & a half later for you all to see the differences between them… It has become a JUNGLE OUT THERE! We are blessed to have […]

…Your Summer…Part II

July 5, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, cabbage, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, farming, Gardens, ground cherry, heritage vegetable seeds, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, organic, parsnips, pepper, pumpkins, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, tomato plants, Work with Nature

Here are some photos that I took recently of the garden…

How has Your Summer Been…Part I ??

July 5, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, beets, cabbage, cheap food, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, eggplants, Gardens, ground cherry, heritage vegetable plants, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, Work with Nature

It has been an incredible ride this spring and now summer. I don’t know about everyone else out there, but we have actually had a nice season here in Manitoba. Yes there have been a few super hot days but […]

Update to…….Wow and more wow!

July 1, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, corn, cucumber, heirloom plants, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, organic, pepper, pumpkins, seeds, Sustainablity, tomato, tomato seeds, Work with Nature

Just wanted to say that I have been completely sold out for almost a month now. The little that I had quickly got scarfed away. I am now and was then…completely Plant Free! I am blessed to have such wonderful […]

Mineralization has arrived…in the form of Azomite!

May 31, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, germination, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, organic, Planting dates, seedling mix, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, tomato seeds, transplanting, Work with Nature

Here are some results of planting in Azomite blended into my potting soils. Both trays of plants were transplanted on the same day. The first photo is (without) and the second was with Azomite. Can you tell if there is […]

Coming out to the Highway!

May 26, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Black Peanuts, cabbage, Chufa Nuts, eggplants, Gardens, heritage vegetable plants, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, organic, pumpkins, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato seeds, transplanting

Well folks…looks like I/we can finally get ALL the plants and seeds into the garden. So much work crammed into such a short period of time…like hell on wheels! IF all goes well (and my garden is done…) I’ll be […]