Happy August!! It’s hard to believe it’s already August!! I thought I’d show you a little of our garden throughout August! Part of our mission at Our City Homestead is to share all about our city homestead, and what we are doing. Just because we are in the city, doesn’t mean we can’t grow some…
Category: In Our Garden
Harvesting Potatoes for the Winter
Yesterday I spent half the day doing potatoes! When we picked them the dirt was wet, so I let them dry for a day and wiped as much dirt off as I could. I then placed them in boxes, trying not to stack the potatoes too much, and those that are stacked have air flow…
Garden Update — July 2025
The garden has changed a lot this month. Actually, it has changed a great deal! So much has grown, sprouted, ripened, blossomed and more…it’s been so awesome watching it! Let me show you around the garden throughout July! July 3 Here are the potatoes — there’s a few weeds to pick, but I didn’t have…
Garden Update — June 2025
Happy June! It’s hard to believe we have been gardening for a month now! Let me show you around the yard throughout the month of June! “Weeds are nature’s graffiti.” — Janice Maeditere June 6 It’s been very hot and muggy this week. Most days are between +27C to +32C (80F to 89F) with very…
Garden Update — May 2025
Welcome to the garden season!! This is my favorite time of year — planting the garden, sitting in the garden, watching it grow, looking at how the blossoms turn into fruit, enjoying veggies from the garden and even picking weeds. We decided to have Garden Week where we worked in the garden, filled our garden…
Garden Week — Planting the Garden May 2025
Happy May! Our weather has been beautiful these past few weeks! The last of the snow melted in April, the sun is warm, the plants, shrubs and trees are coming to life and that means it’s time to plant the garden! We decided to do Garden Week and finish prepping the garden beds that we…
Welcome to the 2025 Gardening Season – April 2025
After a long cold winter, it’s nice to walk around the yard and see the shrubs and garden stuff come back to life!! Let me show you what’s happening! April 10 It’s been nice enjoying the sunshine! Many of the trees and shrubs are showing signs that perhaps spring has arrived! Most shrubs are coming…
Garden Update – October 2024
Happy October! We have actually had some nice weather in October which has been great for the peppers and cucumbers. The temperature has been on average +15C/59F with a few days above +20C/68F. Unfortunately, it gets quite cold at night – usually between +1C to +8C/33F to 46F and it will get below 0C/32F in…
