Spring eats, part deux

Just the other day I was thinking, “Gee, I probably should have thinned out those radishes a couple weeks ago…” Then my elderly neighbour said, “Just thin them by harvesting them!”  Like, duh. I didn’t even realize they were ready yet! All weekend we’ve been munching fresh juicy radishes from the garden, spring onions, as…

Putting the garden to bed for another year

This past weekend was another one of those fabulously sunny weekends that you just know are going to become fewer and farther between as autumn slips into winter (eek!). About a month ago, I bought about 70 bulbs at Sheridan Nurseries in my usual, carried away fashion. Every spring I get so excited by all…