Sustainablity | Mandy's Greenhouse

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!

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 :

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 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 […]

The GMO Winnipeg March…

May 23, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media / Tagged: cheap food, consumer, farmer markets, Gardens, GMO's, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, Sustainablity, The Story of Food, Work with Nature

Wow! That crazy Manitoba weather! Just last week my hubby had to start up the wood stove/furnace to heat the house…snow on the ground and -7C. TODAY…It is +30C in the shade! AND I need to pull the shade cloth […]

The Excess Plant List for 2015…has arrived!

May 4, 2015 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: Azomite, beans, eggplants, excess plants, Gardens, ground cherry, heirloom vegetable seeds, herbs, heritage vegetable seeds, kale, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardening, organic, peanuts, pepper, pepper plants, Planting dates, seed potato, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato plants, Work with Nature

Welcome (once again…) to my madness…like planting too much! One is never quite sure how much will eventually germinate and the last thing one wants of any variety, is to not have enough for proper pollination and a stronger gene […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]