Sage Garden Blog
Growing Container Veggies
Our March 10, 2018 Garden Club was all about growing veggies in containers, and WOW... this topic is obviously one that people are interested in. We had a full house, and then some! Thank you to everyone who came down in person for the workshop; but if you could not make it I thought it would be helpful to review some of the key points.
Getting the most out of your basil...
Ah, the fragrance of basil is just so summery, and it is not uncommon for gardeners to want to keep this vibe alive by bringing basil indoors for winter. However, more often than not, the love affair comes to an abrupt end once basil sets its mind to flowering and drying up in the diminishing daylight hours of fall. So what can be done to succeed with basil indoors?
Tips for wintering rosemary indoors
We are happy to offer an over wintering service for lavender and rosemary plants, as we can provide the plants with the sunny yet cool conditions they prefer through winter. But what if you really want to keep yours on hand to harvest right through the winter?
Growing Herbs Indoors
The #1 question we get each December is, "how can I grow herbs indoors through the winter?" When helping gardeners with this question, the place to start is by sorting out which herbs grow well indoors without supplemental light, and which ones require extra lumens.
Five Tips For Making Pesto
Ev has been busy in our kitchen making heaps of pesto from Genovese basil, which is at its peak right now. The aroma is so good as to be almost overwhelming! And the green chlorophyll-ly colour that has painted our kitchen cutting boards is just so perfectly "late summer". With this delicious pesto on my mind, I thought it might be helpful to share a few tips that we have gathered from all of the pesto makers we hear from at the greenhouse:
What to do about all of the wet weather...
A little rain and we are happy not to have to water; big down pours again and again, and plants can really start to suffer. The main trouble with soggy soil is that plants' roots become starved for oxygen, which gets displaced in the dirt by all that moisture. Plants require oxygen in the soil to facilitate healthy root functioning, and also to promote the health of the aerobic micro-organisms that support root and plant functions. As soil moisture lingers, so increases the potential for trouble. Poorly oxygenated, wet soil leads to root rot and generally weak plants; fungal diseases are particularly common during drenched conditions (both in the roots and on the leaves & stems). Unfortunately this is something many gardeners are now reporting.