What's New in the Garden, Q+A, Figs

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Written By Steven Biggs
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In our mid-July garden check-in, we talk about what’s new in our garden.

Currants

  • The currant and gooseberry harvest

  • How to use currants

  • Did you know that red and black currants are pruned differently?

Rhubarb

  • Looking for a delicious rhubarb recipe? Emma shares her favourite

Carrots

  • Sharing our failures…we stressed out one of our carrot patches so badly that the carrot plants went to seed. Oops. Carrots have a 2-year life cycle—when they go to seed in the first year, that’s a sign they could use a bit more TLC

Beefsteak Tomato Harvest

  • The tomato harvest is coming along nicely, after some worry about blossom end rot

Fig Q+A

  • Why are my fig leaves drooping?

  • What’s going on with my fig leaves?

  • How do I make my fig into a bush?

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Steven Biggs

Recognized by Garden Making Magazine as one of the "green gang" of Canadians making a difference in horticulture, Steven Biggs is a horticulturist, former college instructor, and award-winning broadcaster and author. His passion is helping home gardeners grow food in creative and attractive ways.


He’s the author of eight gardening books, including the Canadian bestseller No Guff Vegetable Gardening. His articles have appeared in Canada’s Local Gardener, Mother Earth News, Fine Gardening, Garden Making, Country Guide, Edible Toronto, and other magazines.


Along with over 30 years working in the horticultural sector and a horticultural-science major at the University of Guelph, Steven’s experience includes hands-on projects in his own garden including wicking beds, driveway strawbale gardens, and a rooftop tomato plantation—to the ongoing amusement of neighbours.


When not in the garden, you might catch him recording his award-winning Food Garden Life podcast or canoeing in Algonquin Park.

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