Mandy’s Greenhouse is presently progressing to a FULL retirement” mode. Our original collection of 1600 wonderful heirloom varieties had been reduced slowly in the last 6 years to ones we wished only for our personal collection. That still looked like […]
Read moreWell…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, […]
Read moreFor some reason, as soon as January turns a corner…time litterly flies! However the weather has (in our area it seems…) other plans! Some of the coldest temps have arrived for this time of year, not seen in awhile! But […]
Read moreI’m trying hard not to be stressed. The weather in Manitoba has been litterly impossible! I can’t recall anything quite like what’s happening here. Not only has the winter’s huge dump not left (yes I have 1-2ft of snow still […]
Read moreHellos 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 […]
Read moreUPDATED SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 I’ve been in business tentatively, seriously and hobby wise for 33 years, having started in 1988… As with all things, LIFE has a way of taking over the reins and redirecting it as it sees fit. […]
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 moreMay 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.
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 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 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, 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 […]
Read moreHi 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 […]
Read moreWahoo! 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, […]
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 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 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 […]
Read moreHere are the rest in my inventory:
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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 moreHere is a small sampling of this year’s 2015 Tomato Harvest:
Read moreI 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 […]
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