Several of my siblings and I have a garden on my brothers' farm. I grow vegetables, herbs, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries an... saskatoon berries. I also have a Romeo Cherrie tree and an unproductive hazel nut tree. There are wild strawberries, raspberries, saskatoons and choke cherries. Wild blue berries grow in the bush a mile away. My other garden is in our yard in Fort Saskatchewan. At this time, my perenials are growing in a row at the side of the vegetabe garden on the farm as our yard in City is not landscaped. That is our big project this summer.
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| Finally Spring! May 14, 2013 | |
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Pigs and chickens... how fun! I miss our pigs... maybe we will get a few more. I am really thinking they are so much easier to butcher and I am liking pork better than beef, lately. |
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I like a variety. We haven't had a lot of beef the last little while because I am out of "farm" beef and don't like to buy it at the grocery store. We are getting a quarter of a range feed beef in about a week. Steaks for the BBQ! |
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Steaks do sound good! I like the variety we get, also. Lots of beef, pork, duck, elk and goose... plus a bit of salmon here and there! I really need to get to the coast for clams and crab, but they are... more » |
| A peek at spring but more winter coming. Apr 04, 2013 | |
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Winter just doesn't seem to want to leave. Maybe it will leave after the next 5 days. |
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Looks just like Minnesota two weeks ago! We're slowly making progress... emphasis on slowly :) |
| White Christmas Dec 27, 2012 | |
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Just remember in the winter (From: "The Rose" Written by Amanda McBroom, recorded by Bette Middler) |
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Beautiful! But chilly to look at. We do not have very much snow, and I am glad for that, but looking at your pictures reminds me of how beautiful it really can be. :) Spring is going to b... more » |
| Almost ready for winter... Oct 15, 2012 | |
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| Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving! Winter is coming. Oct 08, 2012 | |
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| the bean tower - Scarlet Runner Beans Oct 02, 2012 | |
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this is really cool |
| This past weekend we dug potatoes... and dug and dug and dug Sep 26, 2012 | |
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| Sept 14 we had frost warning...clean up time. Sep 26, 2012 | |
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wow very nice we are still in the 80s here |
| catching up....Labour Day weekend Sep 25, 2012 | |
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very nice love corn our favorite .funny we dont grow but very little of it . |
| Warning shot... Sep 16, 2012 | ||
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Every one I know who has a garden had made plans to clean out their garden today (Saturday) because there was frost warning for Saturday night. Just incase any one wasn't taking that forecasted overnight low of 0C (32F) seriously, Mother Nature fired a warning shot. Woke up Saturday morning to see that there had been a light... ...see more |
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My husband just left for Colorado,Wyoming and then on to North Dakota. I had to dig out his long underwear. |
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We haven't had frost yet....probably a few weeks off. But it has been in the 40's last 2 mornings. Nice for sleeping. Days up into low 70's. |
| Frost is coming Sep 15, 2012 | ||
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It has been a warmer and more humid than average summer for us with some very hot weather followed by damaging storms. The warmth has kept the frosts away. Last summer was cooler than normal and we had 1st frost on aug 29. Although we have not had frost yet this fall, there have been some very cool nights when it has come very... ...see more |
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Did you get frost? They are talking about possible frost for Northern Minnesota and parts of central Minnesota tomorrow morning. Sounds like we should be just fine here, but I guess you never know...... more » |
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We got light frost Saturday morning and heavier sunday morning. I picked all of my tomatoes, squash, cukes and my one pumpkin. covered the two peppper plants that have little peppers on them. |
| Fava beens (Broad windsor) Sep 11, 2012 | |
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Very nice! :) |
| I'm back....... Sep 10, 2012 | |
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I haven't been onYGS much in the past week. I did pop in last Saturday night to see who won the voting and the trip and post a quick congrats. I also popped in late at night a couple of times during the week just to see what was new. I wasn't sleeping anyways and gardens and YGS is comforting therapy. I am glad to see that I... ...see more |
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So sorry Gail.Thinking of you. |
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Thank you every one. |
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So sorry for your loss. I am glad that you were able to bring some happiness to the day with the company of friends and family. Spending time together as your father would have liked is really ... more » |
| Fall is coming... Aug 30, 2012 | |
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My son works 500 miles north of here. He came home last Wednesday and said there had been ice on the puddles in the mornings for almost a week. The forecasted low tonight in the City of Edmonton is 7C (44F). That can easily be 3C (37F) out at the farm. The plants should just be safe. Its supposed to be a little warmer over the... ...see more |
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It sounds like it cools off pretty quickly there ... fingers-crossed for your plants. |
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500 miles more up north? just makes me cold to read that |
| The dugout. About an hour before sunset. Aug 28, 2012 | |
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Wow! What wonderful photos! |
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The farthest North I've ever been was my grandmothers farm in North Dakota but Canada might not be too bad to visit in July or August. I have pictures of the snow so I can just imagine what it is up there. My grandfather was Canadian. |