![]() ![]() #How to get kindling in mini world plus#Plus I love sitting on the edge of them, it’s just nice to work, and perch on the edge of your beds, and work there. My existing soil in that spot was quite poor, so I didn’t want to have low beds, I wanted high. We added 20 raised beds that are either four by eight, or four by 10, depending where you are in the garden. #How to get kindling in mini world update#I knew I was writing this new book, and I knew I wanted to update my garden. And the main catalyst for that was Veggie Garden Remix. Yeah, it’s actually been five years since I renovated the garden. And I sometimes think, “How many beds do I have?” because I’m always adding more. “How many beds does Niki have in her garden?” And they’re quite high, raised beds, right? How many beds do you have? I know you recently did a big gardening renovation, and I try and count them sometimes. ![]() So there’s not a day of the year we don’t have some delicious, organic, homegrown food to harvest. As well as mulched beds, mini hoop tunnels, and a polytunnel. In winter, of course, I’ve got the cold frames, as you know. But for me, my garden is always in, I’m always harvesting a wide variety of vegetables. Traditionally, people would always say, “did you get your garden in yet?” in late May. So I garden in this area here, and I harvest every day of the year from my garden, even in winter. It depends, I guess, from year to year, and with global warming, things have certainly shifted. Because of the ocean, we have winters that are, I mean, cold and long, but we don’t generally have too, too much snow. But if you were in New York City and drove, it would take you about 12 hours to get here. So that is the largest city in my province, and we are so far east, that… Nova Scotia is almost an island, and it is joined to the land by New Brunswick. ![]() Well, I am in zone 5b in Nova Scotia, Canada, and in Halifax. Why don’t we start by having you tell the listeners a little bit about where you garden, and what your garden looks like? Hi Niki, thanks for chatting with me today. She recently spoke with her editor, Storey’s Carleen Madigan, to share expert advice on creating a food garden that offers a bounty all year round. Have you ever dreamed of creating your own garden, or of expanding the garden you already have? In today’s episode, we’ll meet Niki Jabbour, best-selling author of The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener, and the forthcoming book, Growing Under Cover. And what they love most about creating books that share their expertise and enthusiasm with the world. In each episode of Kindling, you’ll learn what fuels these authors’ excitement. The authors we’ll meet will empower you with the skills and savvy they’ve gleaned from years of hands-on experience. From growing organic food and making herbal remedies, to fermenting, weaving, and raising chickens. This is Kindling, The Storey Publishing podcast, where we explore the spark that ignites a deep-rooted passion for sustainable living. If you enjoyed this episode please be sure to leave us a rating and review. This episode of Kindling: The Storey Publishing Podcast can also be found on podcast platforms including Spotify and iTunes. In this episode, gardening guru and best-selling author Niki Jabbour ( The Year Round Vegetable Gardner, Niki Jabbour’s Veggie Garden Remix, Groundbreaking Food Gardens) covers a variety of gardening topics, from buying seeds to growing in a polytunnel to the many, sometimes unexpected, benefits of growing under cover. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |