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…
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…
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 savers favourite books. December 4, 2015 At our December 2015 meeting seed savers presented the highlights from their favourite books. Here is the list; https://cvgss.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ss-books.pdf Happy reading! The owner's name has been added…
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…
Saving squash seeds July 1, 2015 Squash cross pollinate readily with other squashes of the same variety. They are insect pollinated so the insects are flying quite long distances. First…
Bag isolation of tomatoes. June 12, 2015 June is here and the tomatoes are flowering. Time to bag them! Many of us have small gardens and want to grow several types of…
Complete Organic Fertilizer April 3, 2015 Complete organic fertilizer By popular demand here is the recipe for the Complete Organic Fertilizer and also the enhanced version.
Kale and lettuce presentation. February 13, 2015 pdf kale and lettuce Click here for full presentation. At the February 2015 Seed Saver meeting Terry and Jenny talked about lettuce and kale, with…
November seed savers meeting November 2, 2014 Seed Savers discuss Garlic and Compost -Thur Nov 6 Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers (CVGSS) is hosting a wide ranging discussion for important fall…
