Wastenot Farms: Compost City

Our Cabbage Patch Women are harvesting the Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage. Later this week we will start making sauerkraut! What’s your favourite thing to make with cabbage? . .... . . . #cabbagepatchkids #cabbagerecipe #growcabbage #soilbooster #wastenot #growtoeat #growyourownfood #growyourheartout #mycabbagepatch See more

To avoid your tomato plants running amok and encourage the growth of tasty tomatoes, follow this simple four-step guide to pruning your tomato plants. If not removed, tomato suckers can draw energy from the main stems and decrease tomato growth. Three pronged tomato growths like the one seen in this photo should be avoided. First, identify your tomato sucker. The tomato sucker, or side shoots, are new growths in the junction between the stem and a branch of your tomato plan...t. Second, with your fingers locate the end of the sucker where it connects to the tomato plant. If needed, use a sharp pruner blade. Third, snap off the tomato sucker at the stem. Finished, you did it! You have now successfully taken one tomato sucker off. Continue to prune the tomato plant to encourage growth. . . . . #tomatoseedlings #growtomatoesgrow #pruningtomatoes #encouraginggrowth #growyourownfood #wastenot #soilbooster #zone5gardening

Wow, spotted this impressive garden out on a Compost City pick up day. I don’t think there’s a spare square inch here where there isn’t a plant!! This is one way to maximize your space and grow what you can with what you’ve got. What’s your garden philosophy? How do you maximize your growing potential? . .... . . . . . #growyourownfood #growfoodnotlawns #gardenhacks #soilbooster #plantseverywhere #growthpotential #wastenot See more

The beginning of the month is a good time to add some Jocelyn’s Soil Booster for your plants especially now in zone 5 as things like tomatoes are starting to fruit. Sprinkle a bit in your containers or beds before you water. . .... . . . #soilhealth #soilbooster #happyplants #happyplanet #wastenot See more

A little COVID resilience garden update. The squash is taking to the new trellis nicely. I can’t wait until the little are ready for eating! And I’m saving some Chive seeds for my sisters new garden! What’s your favourite spaghetti squash recipes? I often cook it with a meat balls and tomato sauce as a substituted for the noodles. But I need some new inspiration! . .... . . . #eatyourveggies #eatwhatyougrow #growyourownfood #wastenot #growresilience #soilbooster #spagettisquash @ Toronto, Ontario See more