A Plateau

The Produce Garden - 28 July 2017

Today, we realized that, for this year, we have reached a plateau. There is little more to do until harvest other than monitor the growth of weeds and eliminate the more contentious ones. The weather was very pleasant, we watered the more remote areas of the property, and speculated on next steps. There is so much more that can be done at Riel House while supporting the Parks Canada goals for this property. 

Stay tuned as we start to put into words our next steps.

The Parking Lot Garden in Bloom - 24 July 2017

New Tab called "Links"

An article regarding our work at Riel House was published in today's Canstar Community News publication. You can get to the link from our new "Links" tab located next to our Photo Gallery on the second line of our blog.

Layout of Kitchen Garden for 2017

We added parsnips (a great root crop) to this year's Kitchen Garden. Because it takes a long time to germinate, the parsnip bed (Bed 3 just beyond the asparagus and short stakes) looks quite "underwhelming".

Here's the 2017 Kitchen Garden.

Layout Of Produce Garden for 2017

Supervisor of Bed 7 of the Produce Garden

This year we made a major commitment to Russet Burbank potatoes, also onions. See 2017 Produce Garden for this year's list.

Garden Tour 2017

On July 15, Riel House will be one of the gardens highlighted in this year's Garden Tour sponsored by the Manitoba Master Gardener Association. Fantastic. We're very pleased to participate in this year's event and, frankly, it has encouraged us to talk about what a great horticultural opportunity we have at Riel House. Please click on the Garden Tour tab on the top left hand corner and then walk yourself about the property.