germination | Mandy's Greenhouse

Updated for 2019!

December 10, 2018 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry, bean seeds, beets, carrots, chufa seeds, corn seeds, cucumber seeds, Gardens, germination, greenhouse, heirloom seeds, heritage peas, heritage seed, kale, leafy greens, lettuce, mandy's greenhouse, muskmelon, northern gardening, peas, seeds, soil, squash seeds, starting a garden, tomatoes, watermelons

Yes 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 […]

Wow….those Yummy Oxheart Tomatoes!

January 18, 2018 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Gardens, germination, heirloom seeds, heirloom tomato, heirloom tomato seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage tomatoes, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, Planting dates, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato, tomato plants, tomato seeds

OMG! Oxheart tomates still “rock” me? How about you? Here are a few photos to get you started!

EXCESS SMALL PLANT SALE….

May 20, 2017 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: alpines, Alpines for the North, Azomite, Gardens, germination, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, multi-pliers, northern gardening, onions, pepper, pepper plants, starting a garden, Sustainablity, Sweet Potato slips, The Story of Food, tomato plants, Work with Nature

Hi 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 […]

Three upcoming Workshops !!!

May 14, 2017 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: apples, apricots, Azomite, cherries, fruit trees, Garden setups, germination, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, MB, pears, plums, Seed saving, seeds, The Story of Food, tyndall, Work with Nature, workshops

Hear 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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:

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 […]

Greenhouse is “stuffed”!

April 25, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, eggplants, Gardens, germination, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seedlings, kale, leafy greens, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, organic, pepper, pumpkins, Purple Fava, seedling mix, starting a garden, Sustainablity, transplanting

Hi Everyone! April is (for me) the busiest time of the year. There is spring outside cleaning. There is spring (inside) cleaning. Well…that is going to wait till we have our first serious rain…to help settle the DUST! THEN there […]

“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!

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 […]

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 […]