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Amish paste is a large, vigorous, staking tomato that will produce well in a large container and in a potting mix that has plenty of substance.

On South Vancouver Island, seed pansies and violas in February for spring flowers and again around mid-July for flowers from early autumn through spring.

Some locally owned businesses are taken over, often by big corporations

Though it’s been a chilly spring, the broad beans and corn salad Helen Chesnut seeded in February are looking good and the garden is awash in colour.

After weeding and mulching the sprouted garlic earlier in the month, it was time to start planting the broad beans

“Raspberry breaks” became a feature of gardening sessions with friends as we stopped work to feast on the berries