Work with Nature | Mandy's Greenhouse

Merry Christmas

December 15, 2021 / Posted in: Articles, From Mandys Mudroom, Media, Product News, Uncategorized / Tagged: Azomite, beans, Chufa Nuts, corn, cucumber, Gardens, ground cherry, heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetable seeds, mandy's greenhouse, manitoba, northern gardening, parsnips, pepper, seeds, starting a garden, Sustainablity, tomato seeds, Work with Nature

Hellos 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 :

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 […]

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 […]

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!

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 […]

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 […]