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 moreAs in all things in life, it is constantly changing and so will we all, forced to comply, through no fault of our own. Nothing stays the same, as we hoped sometimes it would… I’ve come to that cross roads […]
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 moreHello 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 […]
Read moreGoodness How Time Flies, when there is Soooo Much to do! I can’t believe as I’m typing this…our first serious snowfall has arrived! Yuk! On one hand its great as now finally I can do some serious “work inside”…like resting […]
Read moreDear American friends and Gardeners, In all honesty I never thought I’d ever have to be writing this. It appears that those who think they are holier than us, the “greedy, selfish, disconnected” are ramming their injustices down our throat. […]
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 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 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 moreThis 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 […]
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 moreDear Gardening Friends, Our growing summer turned out to be a great success, with vegetables growing more than we gave them room for! Good thing some could tolerate being crowded, but others truly went on strike by simply…disappearing! They just […]
Read moreActually 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 […]
Read moreNow 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 […]
Read moreMy 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 […]
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 is a small sampling of this year’s 2015 Tomato Harvest:
Read moreSad as it may seem, this spring/summer is ideal for the introduction of numerous fungus and virus diseases. Many gardeners in gardening forums are complaining about the devastation they are receiving at the hands of these ugly conditions. Because of […]
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 […]
Read moreJust 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 […]
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