Meeting April 4th 2019 March 15, 2019 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…
Bursary offered for Organic Seed Production course. February 4, 2019 Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers 2019 Organic Seed Production Bursary Offer expanded to Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands CVGSS is offering a full scholarship…
Meeting February 7th January 31, 2019 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…
Seed Saving January 15, 2019 Link to excellent article by Dan Jason of Salt Spring Seeds. https://www.saltspringseeds.com/pages/how-to-save-seeds
May 3rd Meeting – 2018 April 16, 2018 Our speaker for this May meeting will be Kathy Dunster from Denman island. Kathys is a Faculty Member at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, School of Horticulture Kathy Dunster, PhD…
Books and links for seed savers May 5, 2017 Books Seed to Seed – Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners – Suzanne Ashworth Saving Seeds As if Our Lives Depended On It –…
Selecting and getting those seeds started. January 7, 2017 From presentation by Arzeena Hamir. Seed Catalogs - what to look for - The seed catalog companies do not grow their own seeds. They have their…
Saving lettuce seeds August 8, 2016 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…
Tomato pollination and isolation June 9, 2016 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…
Seed packing instructions for Seedy Saturday 2016 December 1, 2015 Step 1. Pour all seeds onto paper. (Our example is orach) [caption id="attachment_2429" align="alignnone" width="673"] Orach unsorted[/caption] Step 2. Sort the big ones from the little…
Growing Great Garlic – Talk by Neil Turner October 26, 2015 GROWING GREAT GARLIC. Speaker; Neil Turner of Amara Farm. Garlic needs a minimum of 3 months of cold temperatures to clove properly and is a heavy…
