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More Goodies…while they last! Part 3!

January 27, 2025 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News, Uncategorized / Tagged: Azomite, beans, cucumber, Gardens, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, parsnips, peas, pepper, peppers, Purple Fava, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, tomato seeds, tomatoes, Work with Nature

More Goodies…while they last! Part 2!

January 27, 2025 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News, Uncategorized / Tagged: beans, Chufa Nuts, cucumber, cucumbers, Gardens, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, peas, Purple Fava, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, tomato plants, tomato seeds, tomatoes

Hellos from Mandy’s Mudroom…

December 10, 2023 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News, Uncategorized / Tagged: Azomite, beans, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, Gardens, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, parsnips, peas, pepper, Purple Fava, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, tomato seeds, Work with Nature

Well…another year has rolled over. Already!? And dare I say, this “fall” if one could call it that, had a rhythm all its own. I couldn’t keep count of the number of times…it snowed…it melted…it snowed & melted again! Presently, […]

Christmas Message 2022

December 9, 2022 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, beets, cheap food, Chufa Nuts, cucumber, ground cherry, heirloom peas, heirloom peppers, heirloom seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, peas, peppers, seeds, Sustainablity, The Story of Food, tomato, tomato seeds

Hello Gardening friends (: As everyone has seen, 2020, 2021 and even more so now, it’s been a very fast paced changing world. And not to be outdone…the Hunt for the latest craze in the vegetable world! Just look in […]

Merry Christmas

December 15, 2021 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News, Uncategorized / Tagged: Azomite, beans, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, Gardens, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, parsnips, pepper, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato seeds, Work with Nature

Hellos to ALL my Great Gardening Friends. May your Christmas to Happy, Grand and filled with Love. May you be able to spend it with family and friends who are near and dear. Wishing you all Health, Happiness, Wisdom and […]

I’m BACK! If only for a few days!

May 1, 2018 / Posted in: From Mandys Mudroom, Product News, Uncategorized / Tagged: Azomite, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, Gardens, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, herbs, heritage vegetable plants, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, pepper, starting a garden, tomato, tomato plants, tomato seeds

May 20th to May 26th…(9-6) Some plants varieties that I will be offering: Heritage Tomato, Peppers, Chufa Nuts, Ground Cherries, Lettuce, few Herbs, misc….. Plus bags of Composted Horse manure, Worm Castings, Azomite and Sea Magic.

Hello 2018! And what am I up to????

January 14, 2018 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: beets, cucumber, Gardens, heirloom seeds, heritage seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, Planting dates, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, Work with Nature

Hello 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 […]

Mandy’s Greenhouse…has been sold!

January 22, 2017 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beets, cabbage, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, eggplants, Gardens, germination, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, herbs, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, pepper, Planting dates, pumpkins, Purple Fava, seedling mix, seeds, seedy saturday, starting a garden, Sustainablity, The Story of Food, tomato plants, tomato seeds, Work with Nature

First 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 […]

Welcome to the 2017 Season!

November 21, 2016 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Auria tomato, beans, Blue Jade corn, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, muskmelons, northern gardening, organic, parsnips, pepper, peppers, seeds, Seneca Chief corn, Slonovo Uvo, super hot pepper seeds, tomato seeds

This 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 […]

WaHOO! Sweet Potato Slips are now ALL in!

June 4, 2016 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, corn, cucumber, Gardens, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, lettuce, mandy's greenhouse, new arrivals, peas, starting a garden, sweet potato, Sweet Potato slips

Sweet 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 […]

OPEN DATES (2016) to sell off Extra plants…!

April 25, 2016 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, Chufa Nuts, Composted manure, corn, cucumber, Earthworm castings, eggplants, excess plants, Extra plants, Gardens, ground cherry, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable plants, kale, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, organic, Plant Sale, potato seed, pumpkins, Purple Fava, Sea Magic, starting a garden, Sustainablity, transplanting

Hi 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Plants (and stuff) for Sale!

April 30, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, beets, cabbage, corn, cucumber, Gardens, ground cherry, Heirloom vegetable seedlings, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, peanuts, pepper, seedling mix, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, transplanting, Work with Nature

Well…the only way to “unstuff” a Greenhouse…is to sell off my “EXTRAS”! And I certainly have too many AGAIN! I will be open for Saturday May 9th………closed for Sunday! Then again OPEN from Monday May 11th to Saturday May 16th […]

“Playing in the Garden” (#2) Workshop

April 24, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: beans, beets, cabbage, corn, cucumber, gardening workshop, Gardens, germination, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, organic, pepper, planting, Planting dates, seedling mix, seeds, sowing seeds, starting a garden, tomato, tomato seeds, transplanting, workshop

THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED! WE HAD A BLAST! Mandy Hi Everyone! I have finalized my plans for my second workshop. It appears to be quite heavy on information! Just a sampling of what I HOPE to cover: 1) How […]

More interesting Gardening Setups…Part II

April 24, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom / Tagged: Azomite, beans, corn, cucumber, eggplants, germination, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, organic, parsnips, pepper, Planting dates, seedling mix, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato seeds, Work with Nature

It was a lot of fun searching for different gardening forms. I completely forgot I had these in my files (from previous internet searches..) Sooo I am sharing. Enjoy!

Some Interesting Garden “Setups” just for you!

April 21, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beets, cucumber, garden walls, Gardens, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, hoop gardens, kale, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, organic, Planting dates, raised gardens, roof top gardens, seedling mix, square foot gardens, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato seeds, transplanting

While “cruising” down boulevards and streets with gardens (on the net…) I came across an unlimited assortment of styles people have implemented to work for them. Maybe, just maybe there are some here that I have assembled (not mine) to […]

What’s happening in the Germination Cart….

April 8, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, basil, beans, beets, cucumber, Gardens, germination, heirloom vegetable seeds, herbs, heritage vegetable seeds, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, onions, Planting dates, seeds, starting a garden, tomato, tomato seeds

Well folks…this spring has been a mixture of weather systems. My Oma would always say (in German) “April, April…it does what it wants”. And seems to be exactly what is happening. In the meantime, life goes on…downstairs. Pepper and tomato […]

1st Workshop a success!

March 22, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, beets, cabbage, corn, cucumber, eggplants, Gardens, germination, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, seedling mix, seeds, seedy germination workshop, starting a garden, tomato seeds, transplanting

Wow! Did I ever have a great time on March 17th at our Seedy Germination workshop in Lac Du Bonnet! When I arrived early, there were many folk already waiting! I had soooo much help getting my “stuff” inside and […]

“SEEDY” Germination WORKSHOP (#1) in Lac Du Bonnet !

March 16, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, beets, cabbage, cheap food, corn, cucumber, eggplants, Gardens, ground cherry, hands on workshop, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, organic, parsnips, pepper, Planting dates, pumpkins, Purple Fava, seedling mix, seeds, seedy saturday, Seedy Workshop, Speakers' Tour, starting a garden, tomato, tomato seeds

Hi Everyone! REMINDER! It’s HAPPENING TOMORROW NIGHT…MARCH 17TH in LAC DU BONNET! I have 26 students…room for just 2 more! I got a BEE in my bonnet and I have become completely energized! Ever since I arrived back home from […]

Gone out and DONE it!

March 8, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: corn, cucumber, eggplants, Facebook, Gardens, germination, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, internet, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, media, northern gardening, parsnips, pumpkins, seeds, starting a garden, starting seeds, tomato seeds

I have been humming and hawing about this for quite some time. It’s not something I am usually brave enough about. But what the heck! Even an “older” pioneer like me should be smart enough to learn a few new […]

2015 Spring brings New Products and thoughts

March 2, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, Black Gold, cucumber, eggplants, essential minerals, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, natural, northern gardening, OMRI, organic, ProMix, re-mineralization, seedling mix, seeds, Sustainablity, tomato seeds, trace minerals, transplanting

Good morning everyone. So it is March! Never thought we would finally get here. Have you finally awakened from your “prolonged” winter hibernation? The only thing that gets me going is seeding out new heirloom vegetable varieties! Its nice to […]

Brandon’s Seedy Sunday

February 3, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: beans, beets, Brandon, cabbage, corn, cucumber, eggplants, Gardens, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, parsnips, pepper, pumpkins, Purple Fava, seeds, seedy saturday, Seedy Sunday, starting a garden, tomato, tomato seeds, Winnipeg, zucchini

Hi Folks! Seedy Sunday 2015 has arrived! Really getting excited to meet with you all! February 15th, 2015 (10AM – 4PM) Held at the Ukrainian National Home situated at 1133 Stickney Avenue / 59 – 11th Street North Brandon, Manitoba […]