MossWood Gardens

10/29/2026

Want to get a little more out of your kids pumpkins this year?

Try roasting the seeds!

Best recipe:
1. Clean them
2. Soak in salt water for 24hrs (optional)
3. Pat dry
4. Toss in olive oil and seasonings
5. Roast at 350 until crispy

10/28/2026

He CAN do anything....

10/27/2026

Want gorgeous perennial beds next spring? Here's your fall clean up list:
1. Cut anything mushy, like hostas or daylillies
2. Leave anything with hollow stems or seed heads
3. Cover your soil up with mulch

10/22/2026

This was one of the most ridiculous videos I've ever made.
Anyways here's what to do if you need to get a pumpkin to ripen.
First of all, understand that it won't get sweeter, and the only way it's going to turn orange is if there is already some orange on it and the skin is reasonably hard.
Second, make sure you cut a good bit of stem, and never carry him by it.
Third, put him in a nice sunny window, or by a wood stove, he likes it warm, make sure he's always above 10 degrees. In a couple weeks you should have a fairly orange pumpkin to carve up.

10/21/2026

Want amazing compost? It starts with how you build your composter.
1. Put it in the sun on well draining ground
2. Build it with slats for air flow
3. Keep it close enough to your kitchen that you want to walk out there in all weather!
4. Make 3 bays if you have room, one to fill, one to cure, and one to use.

10/21/2026

One lady, 11 chickens, 1134 photos and a minuscule amount of dancing.
Fall is for building the things you'll be glad of in the spring. This one will turn kitchen scraps and yard waste into soil for the garden. Slowly, because it's a compost pile and it doesn't rush.

10/15/2026

Want to plant your own garlic? Follow these tips to succeed:
1. Use seed garlic purchased from a local grower or garden centre.
2. Plant the biggest cloves and eat the rest.
3. Pointy end up, 5-10cm deep and 10-15cm apart.
4. Plant on a slope or in a raised bed.
5. Mulch on top.

10/13/2026

Want beautiful bulbs next spring? Here's the recipe!
1. Plant on a slope or in a raised bed. 2. Compost if you have heavy soil. 3. Plant 3xs deeper than the length of the bulb. 4. Pointy side up 5. Bone meal attracts bears!

10/08/2026

1. Pick a shorter season variety, like Early Sweet for carving or Sugar Baby for pies.
2. Start your seeds three weeks before or plant outside.
3. Cover your soil with black plastic, then plant into a hole cut out for the transplant. It'll warm up your soil and block the weeds.

07/29/2026