https://www.growingediblegardens.ca/journey-into-the-garden daily 0.75 2025-09-08 https://www.growingediblegardens.ca/journey-into-the-garden/august-garden monthly 0.5 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/9c04589f-9f03-4b39-b6cb-df1d919bccb0/August+bounty.jpg Journey Into The Garden - August Garden - Make it stand out Harvested some carrots, beets, San Marzano tomatoes, zucchini, cucumber while enjoying my morning coffee :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/ab994bec-7aca-4680-a780-9f4ec32674ff/August+basil.jpg Journey Into The Garden - August Garden - Make it stand out Tiny Tim tomatoes planted with basil, nasturtium and red clover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/1bac6478-fc1b-4095-96c4-b760ac3ccc0a/August+beefsteak.jpg Journey Into The Garden - August Garden - Make it stand out Beefsteak tomatoes, basil, flowering chives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/389e21e0-43bc-46b9-a37b-961589098a73/August+amaranth.jpg Journey Into The Garden - August Garden - Make it stand out Amaranth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/10c8cd52-ebe2-40f6-afa6-4f82d3252abb/Bee+on+chives.jpg Journey Into The Garden - August Garden - Make it stand out Bumble bee on flowering chives. https://www.growingediblegardens.ca/journey-into-the-garden/july-garden monthly 0.5 2025-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/81575e72-51c3-4379-a558-3121105c4085/July+corn.jpg Journey Into The Garden - July Garden - Cornundrum It seems that earwigs have taken up residence in my corn. A Google search provided me with a non-poisonous solution: mix equal parts of cooking oil and soy sauce. Apparently the soy sauce attracts them and the oils traps them. We’ll see if it works. Corn seems to be loved by many; squirrels in June, earwigs in July. I hope there is enough left for me when harvest time rolls around! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/4ecb8069-d5ef-4d92-b660-7e11d01112f6/July+squash.jpg Journey Into The Garden - July Garden - Zucchini Season has Begun! The zucchini squash is ready to harvest now and, like the nasturtium that accompanies it, the best way to get more is to harvest it regularly. When the fruit gets to be about eight inches long, it is ready to pick; leave an inch or so of the stem attached to the fruit. Pick nasturtium flowers and leaves for a colourful and peppery addition to a salad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/9f54e0e8-b042-4595-9795-8647b634b6df/July+nasturtium.jpg Journey Into The Garden - July Garden - Beautiful Nasturtium One of the most versatile plants in the garden, if you ask me! Nasturtiums have those lovely round, scalloped leaves and the most cheerful flowers—bright, spicy colours with a delicate fragrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/7c3b4803-4e5f-49ff-af0d-e89710516133/July+cantaloupe.jpg Journey Into The Garden - July Garden - Melon-choly? Not a chance! Nasturtiums are also fantastic companion plants for melons. I’ve got cantaloupe growing in the lower planter and watermelon up top, and the nasturtiums are doing their part to keep things balanced. The cantaloupe are already starting to flower and I know it’ll be a couple more months before I get to harvest them, but that just gives the anticipation time to build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/d3fb7369-7c78-454a-9b16-4e65e8e29ebf/July+cucumber.jpg Journey Into The Garden - July Garden - So Cool! A cousin of the melon is the cucumber. This little guy will grow several inches in the coming weeks and then the harvest begins. This plant will also continue to produce more cucumbers when harvested regularly. Picking them in the morning is best and leave a bit of the stem attached to the fruit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/1753121243396-AGPNQGBV83SZMQSG0IJF/July+beefsteak.jpg Journey Into The Garden - July Garden - July beefsteak.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/1753121263588-H49UTR2C2K0JXH15HD4J/July+roma.jpg Journey Into The Garden - July Garden - July roma.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/1753122287911-1UPGXJ4K383IID1SZCS0/July+podium.jpg Journey Into The Garden - July Garden - July podium.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/1753122309360-APGRLS7A7V8X3ZO4YFCS/July+strawberry.jpg Journey Into The Garden - July Garden - July strawberry.jpg https://www.growingediblegardens.ca/journey-into-the-garden/june-garden monthly 0.5 2025-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/8792ed49-2955-4422-9901-9867fe9f736a/neighbourhood+inspector.jpg Journey Into The Garden - June Garden - A Squirrel Saga and a win for corn This month’s garden drama involved a very determined squirrel who thought my corn was a personal snack bar. Luckily, the little cage I rigged up did its job. I’m pretty sure it was a squirrel, too — if it had been a raccoon, the whole setup would've been shredded! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/53ccca8c-017c-489e-86a2-62f1434c58a3/June+amaranth.jpg Journey Into The Garden - June Garden - Amaranth Plant Almost Ready to Flower and Then, Seeds! The amaranth is thriving—bushy, vibrant, and getting ready to bloom soon. Growing amaranth is a rewarding way to connect with traditional foods and enjoying a nutrient-rich ‘super-grain’ right from the garden. This ancient grain was cherished by Indigenous cultures for centuries; it is not only beautiful but also highly versatile. Once the seeds ripen, the tiny grains can be harvested and used in a variety of ways: dry and grind them into gluten-free flour for baking, or to thicken soups and stews and add extra nutrition, or pop them like popcorn for a healthy snack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/ea8d537c-4310-4f11-8602-b11a3a5a19b0/June+strawberries.jpg Journey Into The Garden - June Garden - Berry Nice Moments Exciting moment: I tasted my first strawberry of the season, delicious! The raspberries may be small, but the flavor is intense — a good reminder that size isn’t everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/1752009259030-779ZYL7Q8DVTI7ME7ROY/June+tomato.jpg Journey Into The Garden - June Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/1752009223474-LT8X7S9ZNNYFNVMSKUPP/June+squash+flowers.jpg Journey Into The Garden - June Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/15c46880-5b89-4708-9491-50baa1206503/June+lettuce.jpg Journey Into The Garden - June Garden - First Harvests! The heat got the better of my kale and spinach, both have bolted after weeks of production. The lettuce and orach are still going strong though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/daf6f078-7317-4b5c-baf5-c7df2b8b1078/June+herbs+-+veg.jpg Journey Into The Garden - June Garden - Cucumbers, Peas, and Herbs The cucumber vines are growing bigger by the day and are about ready to flower; meanwhile, the peas are ready for harvest. I have been harvesting herbs since May starting with chives. Now my herbal pantry is starting to fill up with oregano, thyme and chamomile drying already. The basil gets trimmed regularly to encourage fuller growth, and because I love fresh pesto! https://www.growingediblegardens.ca/journey-into-the-garden/may-garden monthly 0.5 2025-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/d4acf212-c4da-453a-b728-72b3cbc6a21e/June+garden.jpg Journey Into The Garden - May Garden - Make it stand out Still, the garden is already offering up its first harvests—chives, lettuce, spinach, and kale are ready, and the strawberries, oregano and thyme are flourishing as well. You might see the small pots of tender plants—I’m easing them into the outdoors bit by bit to help them harden off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/536dd88b-68b8-440b-93e3-8db1523bd80f/May+garden.jpg Journey Into The Garden - May Garden - Make it stand out The pyramid planter has been seeded with a mix of amaranth, corn, beans, and squash in one section, and melons in the other. Nasturtiums are planted nearby to attract predatory insects away from the vegetables, and red clover serves both as a nitrogen fixer and a living mulch to protect the soil. Looks like I’m going to need to make protective screens to keep squirrels and birds from digging up or snacking on the seedlings. https://www.growingediblegardens.ca/journey-into-the-garden/blog-post-title-one-cye8z monthly 0.5 2025-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/2a48fd68-eea0-4708-9441-a4f6f29bd776/broken+planters.jpg Journey Into The Garden - April Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/1750697965784-SKDHQJRUJQU39IIPNJEY/triangle+planter.jpg Journey Into The Garden - April Garden - Make it stand out This triangle planter is made from the top and 2”x4”s from the old planters. I added new cedar for the ends. The shaded side will house greens like lettuce, kale, spinach, and orach which is a spinach-like vegetable from the Amaranthaceae family. The upper level is for carrots and beets, followed by greens once the root vegetables are harvested. The sunny side will grow tomatoes, basil, scallions, marigolds and nasturtium. It’s amazing how much food you can grow in a small space! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/1750698006177-QVAU9DFMFQBP5XGNMA7P/podium+planters.jpg Journey Into The Garden - April Garden - The base of podium style planters is also leftover wood from the old planters. I made the top section out of new cedar. The base of podium style planters is also leftover wood from the old planters. I made the top section out of new cedar. These planters will grow amaranth, corn, beans, nasturtium, squash in the right planter and melons in the left one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/1750698279113-365NRCZWRO4IUOPHYM0H/pyramid%2Bplanter.jpg Journey Into The Garden - April Garden - Make it stand out This pyramid planter is made from new cedar and 2”x2” strapping. This will be home to strawberries, chives, oregano, thyme, cilantro, sage, tomatoes, basil, marigolds, peas, and cucumbers. See the chives in the holding pot surveying their future home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680c0b076cddab7977e7fc31/3b791341-d909-4f16-8f14-23da409669d1/April+garden.jpg Journey Into The Garden - April Garden - Make it stand out What began with broken planters and leftover leaves has become a garden of trees, shrubs, and raised beds—each one adding charm in its own way. 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