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Today I'd like to talk about a NEW variety to the Garden Girl Seed Store and a very promising underrated tomato variety that is fairly new. Soleil Orange Cherry Tomatoes. Soleil actually means "sun" in French. Though I haven't trialled this variety myself yet (will be this year) this is why I think it looks to be a dependable early variety a great alternative to the famous Sungold. At 65 days it's just as early as Sungold - not extremely early but still an earlier maturing variety of orange cherry tomato. It is reputable for being strong as a plant...

It's almost that time of year when vegetable, flower and herb seeds are started ahead of the growing season indoors to get a head start on them growing before it's warm enough to plant the garden. You may have considered starting seeds indoors or have been doing it already or maybe you purchase your starts at your local nursery. What is the difference between starting seeds indoors and is it better than buying plants or vice versa?  1. Variety The first main difference between starting seeds indoors and buying them at a nursery is when you start them yourself you...

Short Season Gardening, Northern Gardening and Cold Climate Gardening. You've maybe heard these terms before but what do they really mean? What entails a shorter season garden? A growing season first of all consists mainly of the days in between your last frost date (end of Spring to Early Summer) and your first frost date (End of Summer to Early Fall). These days make up the majority of your growing season when you grow your annual "hot" season crops such as: tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, corn etc. This time of year is also when the temperatures and sunlight are at their...

Here's a recipe for my go-to omelette - this time of year it features some of the first veggies coming up in the garden!    Ingredients: (Serves 4 people) - 6 eggs beaten - 1/3 cup of milk  - 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese - Salt & Pepper - Garlic Powder (optional) - Fresh Asparagus 3-4 spears chopped (optional) - Young garlic or onion chopped (optional) - Fresh Spinach chopped (optional) - Fresh Chives for garnish (optional) - oil and butter for pan   Instuctions: 1. Start your onions and asparagus frying on medium heat till softened. 2. Preheat low -...

It's always great to learn and "grow" in gardening every year - here are some helpful tips we've used and picked up growing vegetables. DO'S AND DON'TS IN THE GARDEN 1. DO: Sow Cool vegetables like spinach, lettuce, kale, radishes, beets, swiss chard etc. when soil can be worked to get a good harvest for Spring. 2. DON'T: Sow peas, carrots beans, corn etc until the soil warms up more and temperatures don't go below freezing. 3. DO: When planting carrots try mixing seed with a bit of sand. The sand helps with spacing seeds out as well as giving...