Spaghetti Squash lives in the magic zone – the middle – between Summer Squash like Zucchini and and the more common Winter Squashes like Pumpkins and Buttercup. Their taste and texture reminds us of of the summer squash, and they aren’t as starchy as other winter squash, but they’re definitely a winter squash, since they […]
Field Notes: October 2, 2014
The weather forecast for tonight is calling for lows of minus seven in Stony Plain, which means that out here at Sunrise Gardens, the overnight low could possibly go down to minus ten! This forecast makes for a bit of a scramble out here: crops that can survive some cold, like our kale, will not […]
Field Notes: Harvest Sunday, Part One
We can’t even begin to express how grateful we are to have had so many hard-working volunteers come out this past Sunday to help us harvest our winter squash patch. There were around 16 of us out there for the day, and we managed to get it all picked and into the greenhouse to cure, […]