Time: 7 pm. Place: Creekside Commons, 2202 Lambert, Courtenay. Directions. To reach Creekside Commons from Courtenay, take Cumberland Road, turn left onto 20th Street, then the first right onto Lambert. Follow to the end of Lambert. Parking: There is limited parking in the Creekside complex so please park on Lambert if possible, it’s a short stroll to …
Category: Education
Jan 31 2019
Meeting February 7th
Our guest speaker for the February meeting was Arzeena Hamir. here are the meeting notes prepared b y Valerie Bernier. GUEST SPEAKER: ARZEENA HAMIR -trained agrologist and owner of Amara Farm a local Certified Organic farm -Has been growing in the valley for 6+ years -Was staff agrologist for Territorial seeds Canada which became …
Jan 15 2019
Seed Saving
Nov 20 2017
December 7th Monthly meeting Lucy speaks about potatoes
Our end of year potluck is the final celebration of a year of gardening and harvesting. The evening started with the potluck and was followed by a talk by Lucie DesJarlais disclosed her secrets about how to grow and enjoy potatoes all the year round. Here is her handout about how to do it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rfPRezZsufMkVYQXNNRzNYbVFrME5jNlRqWW4tRVltbVBB/view?usp=sharing …
May 05 2017
Books and links for seed savers
Books Seed to Seed – Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners – Suzanne Ashworth Saving Seeds As if Our Lives Depended On It – Dan Jason Organic Seed Grower – John Navazio Organic Seed Production and Saving The Wisdom of Plant Heritage – Bryan Connolly The Complete Guide to Seed Saving – Cheryl …
Jan 07 2017
Selecting and getting those seeds started.
From presentation by Arzeena Hamir. Seed Catalogs – what to look for – The seed catalog companies do not grow their own seeds. They have their growers in many different places. This means that if you buy from a local company this does not mean that your seeds will be local. For this you need …
Aug 08 2016
Saving lettuce seeds
Ralph Watts has the following method for saving lettuce seeds. “For some this may be an easier way to save lettuce seed.” he says. Get two plates – same type with smooth rims, or a bucket with a lid. Place plates under lettuce. Work lettuce above the plates with your fingers as the …
Jun 09 2016
Tomato pollination and isolation
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/can-pole-beans-planted-next-sunflowers-57178.html Link to pollinating tomatoes with an electric toothebrush for better yield. An Interesting question is whether to isolate tomatoes or not; whether to bag or not. As tomatoes are self pollinating a lot of people don’t bother to isolate. This is fine when saving tomoato seeds for ones personal use but we have a …