Complete organic fertilizer By popular demand here is the recipe for the Complete Organic Fertilizer and also the enhanced version.
Category: Gardening tips
Mar 20 2015
April 2nd seed savers meeting – Beans and gardening advice.
All about gardening – come and ask our experts. Seed Savers’ Fabulous Beans and Gardening Advice On April 2, 2015 at 7pm the Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers will host their monthly meeting. In line with their ongoing quest to find varieties that can be considered to be “All Comox Valley Winners” or outstanding …
Feb 13 2015
Kale and lettuce presentation.
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 a focus on Vulcan lettuce and Improved Siberian Kale.
Nov 02 2014
November seed savers meeting
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 gardening activities, Thur Nov 6, at Creekside Commons, starting at 7 pm. Directors Susan Holvenstot and Dianna Talbot will share their experiences with Starting an Urban Garden, and Building Fall …
Oct 04 2014
August and October newsletter front pages.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rfPRezZsufenhROEVRamRoUXpkRGt6MVJ5cVpHYmozdTBN/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rfPRezZsufanpzbUI2SmlvYTlqQlJSZ2l4d21CeFNNTWhZ/view?usp=sharing To see the front page of the newsletter for August 2014 or October press one of the above links. To see the entire newsletter become a member of the Seed Savers. If you are a member and have not received an email with the Newsletter please contact us.
Jun 14 2014
More Birds and Beans
Foster Richardson, from The Birds and the Beans talked to the Seed Savers about growing Corn as a staple crop. Corn is very adaptable, especially the short tough native varieties, that also have more protein and so could be an important staple crop in spite of corn’s reputation as ‘evil’. Very tolerant to poor conditions …
Jun 11 2014
The Birds and the Beans
Natasha Tymo and Foster Richardson from the Birds and the Beans spoke at our 2014 AGM about growing staple crops. You may have seen them at their veggie stall at the Saturday Farmers Market. Together with two other young people they are farming organic food crops with the idea of producing high protein …
Jun 03 2014
Saving Kale seeds
I have two varieties of kale and want to save seeds from both of them. One has smooth, tender green leaves, the tenderest kale I have ever grown. The other is a deep purple frilly kale, rich in anthocyanins and vitamin K. To stop the from cross pollinating I cut the developing flowers off the …
Sep 26 2013
Winnower cleans up lettuce seed – by Arzeena Hamir
Earlier this year, the Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers (CVGSS) purchased a winnower in order to make seed cleaning easier for its members and for local farmers. A number of the Board Members had seen the winnower in action at a Seed Conference last November and we were greatly impressed. I decided to take …
Sep 16 2013
Northword article on picloram herbicide contamination in manure and compost
Here is a link to a Northword magazine article titled “Mean Manure & Killer Compost: Grazon after-effects in the Bulkley Valley” Picloram is the active ingredient in the herbicide Picloram is the active ingredient in the herbicide http://northword.ca/features/environment/mean-manure-killer-compost-grazon-after-effects-in-the-bulkley-valley