Food Forests and Food Hedges (‘Fedges’) If you are like most people, your vegetable garden is a little plot of land that has been stripped of grass, with seeds and plants added in the spring and then removed before the snow falls. Compost is continually added to improve the soil and replenish the nutrients, and weeding is …
We here at Halton Food hope you are having a successful growing season. We are all too aware though, that sometimes things don’t go as planned. We have listed eight common problems our readers have encountered in the vegetable garden. Tomatoes are cracked or split around the top or sides Tomatoes can split in concentric circles or in radial lines starting at the stem. To prevent the fruit …
There are many reasons to save the seeds from your vegetable and herb plants. Saving seeds preserves biodiversity, allows you to retain control of our food supply, allows you to keep varieties that have adapted to your growing conditions and saves you money. Another reason: 2020 was a banner year for vegetable seeds sales, meaning seed stocks may be down in 2021. …
Do you struggle with pests in your garlic? Are you unsure of how to handle diseases in your diseases in your garlic? This post outlines the basics of garlic and harvesting garlic, and how to identify and handle the pests and diseases in your garden. Garlic is a low-maintenance, perennial plant in the onion family. Garlic is closely …
The following is an interview with Halton Food Volunteer, George Willms. George has been involved in our community garden with Open Doors at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church in Burlington. His latest endeavour has been to build a composter for the Open Doors community garden. Describe the ways that you are involved in your local community. As a …
