by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 1, 2021 | Garden Gleanings
The Spring Equinox has passed and things are truly waking up in the garden. April showers do in fact promise May flowers! ›› Kayla Siefried What to do in the garden this month? Amend your soil, direct seed some vegetable seeds, and prepare a bed to transplant...
by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 3, 2021 | Garden Gleanings
›› Kayla Siefried Never was there a more exciting time (and at times overwhelming) for local gardeners then the annual Victoria Seedy Saturday. A conference full of vendors, seed swaps, and gardening workshops; it’s the day that kicks off the growing season for...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 1, 2020 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried Winter is a fantastic time to create new garden beds using an in-situ composting technique called sheet mulching. Sheet mulching is a fantastic way to replenish depleted soils in a garden, turn grass easily into a garden bed, use free ‘waste’...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 1, 2020 | Garden Gleanings
›› Kayla Seifried On September 22nd, Equinox arrived; the time when balance returns, equal light and equal dark accompanied by the time of fall harvest. Plants in the garden begin to change colour and leaves begin to fall—it’s the time we offer gratitude for all the...
by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 3, 2020 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried Just a week ago, I harvested 11 different varieties of greens from the gardens at the Compost Education Centre. It was incredible to take in the variety and beauty of the greens freshly harvested and consumed in mid-January! We live in a particularly...
