Eggshell Seedling Starters

I saw these on Pinterest and thought they were so cute I just had to try them. First I tried with the beans since I wanted something I can bury without disturbing the roots. But sadly my beans just didn't want to grow so I...

Rabbits in my garden :(

Here's the before and after picture of the part of the garden that wasn't under the net. Before the rabbit got to it After the rabbits got to it...1 night was all it took The rabbits had a buffet... It ate all the leaves...

Me vs Chipmunk

What do you know, the first night I leave the polytunnel cover off, the next morning I find holes all over my little garden. I swear it's that chipmunk I've seen around. I've found it guilty in my chayote pot when I was hardening...

Base White Fungus Soup

This is the base soup for white fungus. By adding in other veggies and fruits it'll modify the flavour and make it sweeter. Depending on the fruits/veggies you used, you can interchange figs with red dates and honey dates...

May 20th Garden Update

It's finally the May two-four weekend, the big gardening weekend in Ontario where everyone goes out to buy things for their garden and get started on it this. Why is this the big gardening weekend? Well, last weekend we got a...

Seeds vs Seedlings

This is probably the most common question beginner gardeners have. Should they buy seeds or should they buy seedlings. Both have their pros and cons. At a very high level, seeds have more variety and they cost less but are...

Braised Pork with Preserved Mustard (梅菜猪肉)

I remember the first time my dad made this dish, I was very very skeptical of the preserved veggie. But after tasting it, I was hooked. He use to make this with pork belly, but I've discovered that pork picnic shoulder can...

May 9th Garden Update

As you can probably tell by now, I'm so excited with my first year garden. I think gardening posts might take over my blog. Temperature right now is still around 3 degrees at overnight. During the day it reaches the mid teens. So...

Baking Bread - Dried Milk vs Fresh Milk

I love the smell of fresh bread. I especially like crusty bread but when I want the loaf to last an entire week, I prefer making a soft bread. When I make soft bread, I add in milk, butter and honey. Milk is a tricky ingredient...

Green Bean, Lily Bulb and Red Date Soup

Here's another easy basic soup. Honestly most soups will have 4-5 ingredients as base with lots of optional things you can add for flavour and other goodness. This particular one is simple and pretty mellow tasting. The green...

First Transplant of the season

I swear mother nature loves messing with gardeners up north. For the last 2 weeks it was in the warm teens, and right after I transplant my sugar snap pea seedling it drops to freezing for several days.... :( I'm hoping it'll...