Ines Batterton
How I learned about frost dates
November. November is usually not the month people think about gardening. The gardens have been cleaned up, leaves have been raked on the...
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Ines Batterton
- Oct 10
- 4 min
My favorite season: Fall
Why a fall garden is totally worth growing It might sound strange for a gardener, but fall is my favorite season. I know, I know it's not...
Ines Batterton
- Oct 5
- 2 min
The Summer Garden of 2023: A Season of Challenges and Surprises
A story of challenging weather patterns and resilient plants The summer of 2023 was a season of contrasts for gardeners across our...
Ines Batterton
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Dreaming of gardening in March
You can feel it now on clear days - the sun’s strength is increasing. We can literally watch the snow melt and the raised beds reappear...
Ines Batterton
- Feb 8
- 3 min
Live the Garden Life!
Live the garden life! I know it is probably a little bit weird to hear this statement at this time of the year. But it is not only going...
Ines Batterton
- Dec 17, 2022
- 1 min
Kitchen Garden Ornaments
Christmas crafting for gardeners December is the time when two things come together: Christmas and the first new seed catalogues for next...
Ines Batterton
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Make gardening your lifestyle
We don't know what the future holds, but gardening means believing in tomorrow. Good old Audrey Hepburn already knew about that and...
Ines Batterton
- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
Gardening Season is always NOW
It's November, almost all vegetables have been harvested, all leaves have been blown off the trees and we think that the growing season...
Ines Batterton
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
Raised beds for the soul
Not long ago it became scientifically proven that gardening has positive effects on your psychological health. Getting your hands dirty...
Ines Batterton
- Sep 19, 2022
- 2 min
The secret life of our garden protectors
If you’ve ever seen pictures of our garden or gardens we’ve planted, you’ll have noticed that there are lots of flowers and herbs mixed...
Ines Batterton
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
Get ready to grow a fall garden
For most vegetable gardeners August (and July) is the time to focus on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. These three warm-season crops...
Ines Batterton
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
Can I plant outside now? - Garden tasks for April
Hello kitchen gardeners, The days are getting warmer! Isn't it exciting? We measured temperatures around 15 degrees C already before the...
Ines Batterton
- Jan 8, 2022
- 2 min
Garden Cress - easy to grow with your kids
With being back to remote learning for our kids in the midst of January, it's tricky to keep our monkeys entertained sometimes, right?!...
Ines Batterton
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Watermelon homegrown in Ontario
Let's have a little bit of summer feeling at the end of November, shall we?! With organic homegrown Canadian watermelon that's surely...
Ines Batterton
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
Tipps for the Fall Garden
Hello kitchen gardeners, Fall is quite a busy time in the kitchen garden! Especially since we have had those mild conditions lately, it...
Ines Batterton
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Hardening off? What's that?!
Hello kitchen gardeners, Did you enjoy that taste of summer during the past couple of weeks? We surely did and to be honest, we could not...
Ines Batterton
- Nov 18, 2021
- 5 min
July tasks and kitchen garden parties
Hello kitchen gardeners, Time flies during summertime in the garden. Didn't we just sow our seeds and plant our little seedlings? Most of...
Ines Batterton
- Nov 18, 2021
- 1 min
The easy way to plant garlic
What's the best thing a gardener can do a day before HALLOWEEN? Correct! PLANTING some GARLIC. This mild October allowed us to...
Ines Batterton
- Apr 28, 2021
- 3 min
It's cold at night for your baby plants!
Little tricks about how to protect your precious seedlings during frosty nights. I hope all of you enjoy this wonderful spring time right...
Ines Batterton
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
It's seed starting time!
Hello kitchen gardeners, Did you ever get overwhelmed by all the gardening advice out there? Did you end up panicking that you did not...
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