Easter Sunday Potager Palaver

Happy Easter everyone! What a gorgeous, sunny day it is, perfect for Easter egg hunts... and yardwork ; ) 

Is nice to see this sunshine as our weather has been absolutely bonkers, with everything from rain and high winds to frost, hail, sleet, and even some snow. Although the saying 'in like a lion, out like a lamb' is supposed apply to March, this year is very fitting for our April weather.    

Hubby gave the wee Garden Shop a bit of a scrub down so as soon as it is good and dry, I will give the stairs a new coat of paint to freshen them up. 

After a bit of chores, we will head to Baby Girl's for Easter dinner with the family, to hang out with the grandbabies.    

At the greenhouse this week, we are talking about companion planting. I have been growing edibles with ornamentals in the food garden for a very long time, am a very big believer in the benefits of this kind of planting for a pest free and more productive, organic garden. 

I will have my companion flats of flowers, also known as pollinator flats, available next weekend at the wee shop, along with some of the best herbs for the bees, too. Now I just need to figure out when and how to best get them to you because, of course, I have double booked myself with workshops ; ) 

More information to come on Facebook this week. 

See this pretty blue flower? This is borage. It also comes in white, both are spectacular looking. There is a saying that goes like this.. 'Bees like to forage for borage'. 

Here is an interesting article about this lovely herb The Herbal Guide to Borage: Growing and Usage - Garden Therapy

Potatoes in mid summer. 

Check out this podcast about growing potatoes. growing potatoes organically: when and how to plant, hill and harvest - A Way To Garden

I love this article, great information about this fungi. What is mycorrhizae? Want to know more about it and how it benefits your garden? Mycorrhizae! Myco what?? – The Garden Professors™

And then there is this one, peat or coir? Using Coir as Seed Starting Medium | Challenge & Solution | joegardener®

Wishing you all a really lovely Easter ~ Tanja