As the Garden Grows

T here are two picnic shelters provided in the garden; each with a picnic table. You are welcome to use them to rest or consume a meal at any time during your visit to the garden. Just clean up after yourself. Be advised that no open fires are permitted at any time. BBQs and camp stoves that are propane powered and equipped with shut off valves are permitted to be used.  

Here is the thermometer in the garden this morning…. -2°C. Holy Mackerel, will the ground ever thaw this spring?  

Raised beds are often more productive than beds in the ground because the soil is less compacted, has better drainage, and warms earlier in the spring, meaning that plants will start to grow earlier in the season. These frames measure 32” wide x 47” long x 7.5” high. With their metal hinged corners, they fold up for easy storage when not in use, and with their flanged bottoms, they are stackable to keep your plants protected as they grow taller. These frames are surplus to our needs, so we are offering to sell them to you. Limited quantity available… we will not be receiving any more, so once these are sold they will no longer be offered. Buy 1 or 2 at $25 each, or 3 or more at $20 each.  

  Welcome to our new website ( www.elliottfarmservices.ca ) and to our new blog. We hope to keep you informed about the goings on around the farm and the garden. We are unsure on how the ground thawing is progressing, because the temperature out here has been dropping to colder than -10°C each night. Remember, we are at least 5°C cooler out here than it is in the City of Edmonton (nice in the summer, not so much in the winter). For a more accurate weather forecast here, check out the one for Elk Island National Park.