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Your gardening year starts at Victoria Seedy Saturday!
Presented by the James Bay Market Society at the Victoria Conference Centre on February 15, it’s the place to find the seeds, plants, tools, information and gardening accessories to make 2020 your most successful growing year! Running between 10 AM and 4 PM you will find: Seed Exchange Book Exchange Over 60 vendors with a […]
Figs: A Little Mediterranean in your own Backyard
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Figs in Victoria? It is possible, but the variety you choose is key to your success. Bob Duncan, of Fruit Trees and More, recommends ‘Desert King’. This variety is well suited to our ‘cool Mediterranean’ climate. Figs usually ripen by August and are equally delicious fresh or dried. Discover more about varieties, best growing conditions, […]
Enjoy our Winter Wonderland
We’re not talking about the snowflakes & chestnuts roasting on an open fire thing. Because we all know that our coastal winter has more of a green and squishy nature, rather like a slug. But, soggy though it is, it has its advantages, including that we can harvest fresh vegetables from the garden all winter. […]
Breaking News!
Hot off the griddle! There’s a new attraction at Seedy Saturday this year: cooking demonstrations! Three local chefs will show you how to turn your healthy harvest into delicious dinners. At 11:30 am, Chef Gianfranco Mosca, who has recently moved from Rome to Victoria and opened the business Veritalia, will create a pasta dish using […]
More than Seedy
The heart of Seedy Saturday is (surprise, surprise) made of seeds. But there’s room for plants too – after all, what’s a plant but a seed that managed to grow up? You may be thinking that mid-February is an unusual time of year to adopt a few new garden residents, even in balmy Victoria. But […]
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