Garden Wisdom Blog

These savoury morsels are made in a mini muffin tin, so the scale is easy to imagine. They make use of fresh garden broccoli — when it’s ready to pick you have to use it all quick! Broccoli and Cheese Bites will be a hit at summer parties, but they’re also nice in the cold of winter. Ingredients: 480mL (2 cups) broccoli, cooked and chopped 240mL (1 cup) grated cheddar cheese (or substitute any sharp cheese) 60mL (¼ cup) bread crumbs 1 egg Instructions: Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Spray a mini muffin tin with non-stick baking spray. Cook broccoli...

Earlier this year, we asked you to create a video to share your garden wisdom. Every video acts as an entry to our video contest, where the winner receives a $500 gift card to West Coast Seeds. We’ve enjoyed watching every entry that has come in so far! You can watch all of them on our Youtube channel, or on our Facebook page. For those still considering making a video, there’s still time! Many of us have gardens that are at their peaks, so it’s a great time to get something on camera. Here are our top tips for making...

Here's our list of seeds to start in August for fall and winter harvests. These fast-growing seeds are cold hardy, and will thrive as the nights get cooler in late August and September. Check the first average frost date for your area. In the Lower Mainland of BC, the first frost date is not usually until November 2nd. Arugula Beets Carrots Cauliflower (start indoors, transplant first week September for fall harvest) Chervil Chives (after the 15th) Cilantro Columbine Corn salad (after the 15th) Kale & Collards Kohlrabi Lettuce Mescluns Mustards Pac Choi Parsley Peas (before the 15th) Radishes (after the...

When our kohlrabi is ready for harvest, it’s got to come out of the garden before it gets woody on the bottom. So we’re always keen for a variety of ways to use it. These Kohlrabi and Potato Cakes make a great appetizer, or a nice finger food for summer parties. Ingredients: 3 medium kohlrabi (approx. 1 ½ lbs), leaves included 6 potatoes, peeled and boiled 250ml (1 cup) ricotta cheese 250ml (1 cup) vegetable stock 210ml (7.5 oz) butter 180ml (¾ cup) flour plus more for dredging 3 large eggs 1.2mL (¼ tsp) nutmeg Salt and pepper to taste...

Kohlrabi salad with cilantro and lime is a refreshing and healthy summer salad made with kohlrabi, cilantro, lime, jalapeño and a citrus vinaigrette This tastes good the next day too. Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 2 medium kohlrabi, cut into matchsticks 1 head very thinly sliced fennel 1 tart (not sweet) apple, peeled and cut into chunks 114mL (½ cup) chopped cilantro (one small bunch) 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed, chopped very fine 114mL (½ cup) chopped scallion orange zest from one orange lime zest from one lime Citrus Honey Vinaigrette: 57mL (¼ cup) olive oil (or ½ each olive oil and...