Sustainablity | Mandy's Greenhouse

…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 […]

Gardening 101!

October 4, 2014 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News / Tagged: beans, beets, Chufa, corn, Fall, farmer markets, Gardens, ground cherry, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, husky tomato, mandy's greenhouse, northern gardens, pepper, Purple Fava, Sustainablity, tomato, tomato seeds, weather, Work with Nature

Folks who know me, have heard me talk a lot about all the years of gardening experience I have “under my belt”. Yet along will come a year that will totally throw all my experiences straight out the window. And […]

What can Happen in 2 Weeks!

September 7, 2014 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom / Tagged: beans, cheap food, farming, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, The Story of Food, tomato seeds, Work with Nature

Remember me ranting on about all the HEAT we were receiving in the middle of August? About how huge the cracks were in the garden? Well…now I have to eat my hat! Just as suddenly the weather did a 360 […]

A “SEEDY” Story

August 15, 2014 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: cheap food, consumer, Gardens, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, organic, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, The Story of Food

What a fine HOT summer we are having…again! The gardens (in Manitoba) are now…baking. Good thing we received so much rain (over 8 inches by us…) HOWEVER…there are huge cracks developing everywhere between the rows and in the walkways. Like […]

Congratulations! Here are our 3 WINNERS !

June 24, 2014 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom / Tagged: Green House Winners, heirloom vegetable seeds, heritage vegetable plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, organic, Raffle, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, The Story of Food

Hi Everyone! I FINALLY got around to attending to some unfinished business, BECAUSE what else can one do when it is RAINING EVERY DAY! So far we received over 5 1/2″ of rain (in 10 days) and the sweet potatoes […]

Work with Nature or Pay the Price, says ex-grain Farmer

May 10, 2014 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom / Tagged: earhworms, farmer markets, farming, Heritage tomato plants, heritage vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, organic, regenerate the soil, seeds, Sustainablity, Work with Nature

Posted Feb. 23, 2013 written by Daniel Winters daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com (c/o www.manitobacooperator.ca) Holistic management instructor calls for adoption of farming methods that restore soil health and make farmers prosperous. Don’t talk to Blain Hjertaas about “sustainability.” The farmer and holistic management instructor […]

I Couldn’t Have Said it Better Myself!

March 19, 2013 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Product News / Tagged: beans, cheap food, consumer, farmer markets, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, market gardens, organic, seeds, Sustainablity

I received this gut wrenching, heart felt comment, in response to my Blog “Manitobans’ Don’t Care Where Their Food Comes From”. May I also add…it is also from another Manitoban, like myself. This lady says it like it is. Please […]