Gather Gardeners

03/21/2024

Happy Spring! ☀️ 🌧️

This is the time of year to start fresh after a dark, cold & wet season in the PNW. There is a lot of planning & preparation for the growing season this time of year.

Here’s what we’re focusing on this month:
🌱 Write down 2-3 gardening goals for 2024.
🌱 Organize your seed inventory.
🌱 Write down the plants you want to grow this year.
🌱 Check when you need to start your plants & whether to start from seed or direct sow. DM me if you’re located in South Coastal BC, Canada & I can share a resource to help! 👩‍🌾
🌱 Buy your seeds & seed starting soil mixture.
🌱 Sow your seeds (So far, I have started: tomatoes, peppers, onions, leafy greens, cabbage, bush/pole beans, peas).
🌱 Bring your gardening tools & equipment out from hibernation. 🐻

If you’ve been wanting to make 2024 the year you REALLY start your dream garden, follow along for tips & inspiration!

01/18/2024

📣 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

New year, new you? What about a new garden?

Let’s Design & Build Your Dream Garden! 🌱

For a limited time, we’re sharing with our network a special offer for only 3 clients until February 5th, 2024. After that, the price will increase by 33%!

You’ll receive:
1) A custom edible garden design based on your location, preferences, & our expertise.
2) A professionally built garden! We will ensure you are set-up for success with raised garden beds, pathways, borders, irrigation, and high quality soil, seeds, & seedlings.
3) Garden mentorship with our experienced garden consultant throughout the entire growing season (May-September, 2024) to help you learn how to grow your own food.

To learn more about the offer, visit:
https://www.gathergardeners.com/garden-design-and-build

Ready for the next step? Book a call with our garden consultant to learn if this is a good fit for you & your garden.

Not for you? But someone else came to mind? Please forward this post to anyone who’s ready to tackle a year full of growing their own food! 🍅 🥦 🫐

12/16/2023

GOODBYE ornamental annual flowers that need to be planted and replanted every year. 😱

HELLO edible perennial flowers that only need to be planted ONCE! 🥲

This 🌼 Calendula 🌼 has been growing in the garden since May and is still going strong. The secret? Well, follow , we will be giving away free growing guides soon on how to grow Calendulas.

In plant hardiness zones 9-11, Calendula is a perennial. This garden is in zone 8b so stay tuned to learn whether it survives until 2024. The seeds have been saved to replenished next year’s garden (just in case).

Add these edible blooms (dried) into a winter tea blend. 🫖

12/04/2023

11/01/2023

Our new blog post is live: 🌱

“WHAT IT’S LIKE HAVING A GARDEN COACH?”

Learn what happens when a garden coach visits a new gardener in their own backyard!

Follow the link in our bio to read the blog post!

10/21/2023

New to growing food? 🥕🥦🌽

Just like you have a life or business coach, did you know you can work with a GARDEN COACH, too?! 👩🏻‍🌾

What’s it like having a garden coach?
🌱 1:1 advice tailored to you & your garden
🌱 Someone to text when you’re overwhelmed
🌱 A sounding board for your ideas
🌱 A plant doctor to diagnose pests & diseases
🌱 A cheerleader to build your confidence
🌱 SOMEONE TO SIMPLIFY GARDENING!

AKA No more YouTubing or Googling: “what’s this white stuff on my zucchini plants?” and instead text an experienced gardener, who will diagnose and walk you through step-by-step how to eliminate & prevent that white stuff! 🥲

Contact & start your journey with a garden coach before the mistakes even happen!

10/09/2023

Happy Thanksgiving, gardeners!

As we gather together this weekend, let’s take a moment to acknowledge Canada’s history of the mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples that continues today. We raise our hands in respect to the immense knowledge and traditions of Indigenous Peoples’ long history in agriculture - always cultivating the land with 7 generations in mind. With gratitude, we celebrate rich Indigenous cuisine by preparing a recipe that uses 3 significant plants cultivated by Indigenous Peoples called the Three Sisters Soup from the cookbook: “Tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine”. Go check out their amazing recipes!

Here is the book’s description of the recipe:
“In gardening terms, they are companion plants (squash, corn & beans), supporting and nurturing one another as they grow. The corn shoots skyward, providing a natural pole for the beans to follow as they climb. As they do, they provide some extra support to keep the corn upright. The squash grows low, controlling weeds and keeping the sun off the soil to prevent unnecessary moisture loss. Nutritionally, they provide a combination of protein (beans), carbohydrates (corn and squash), and vitamins. The squash even provides a small amount of fat in the oil contained in the seeds. The three companions also happen to taste great together.”

09/22/2023

Are you a beginner edible gardener feeling overwhelmed or don’t have a garden & need support on how to start?

DM us or visit our website to book a free 15 minute call with our Master Organic Gardener, who can:
🌱 Design your dream garden
🌱 Install your dream garden
🌱 Celebrate and validate your successes in the garden
🌱 Answer your questions in your own garden
🌱 Identify pests, diseases, or provide feedback to avoid mistakes that can cost you an entire growing season

You invest a lot of time and money into your garden; for once invest in yourself by working with a garden consultant & coach to develop confidence in you and your gardening skills. 👩🏼‍🌾

08/31/2023

Gardening can be overwhelming! With so much information out there, how do you know which advice is right for you and your garden? That’s where a garden coach fits in! 👩🏼‍🌾

Visit our website (in our bio) to book a free 15 min call with our Master Gardener to learn how a garden coach will support you on your gardening journey.

08/31/2023

Every new gardener shares with me how challenging it can be to germinate carrot seeds. I HEAR YOU! I have been growing carrots for 8 years and I still find nothing is 100% guaranteed. I’ve tried overhead irrigation, 2 x 4’s, burlap, and sometimes the seeds still don’t germinate. Especially when you live in Vancouver where you may not have rain for months!

This year, I shifted my mindset to not designating an entire garden bed to carrots, instead broadcasting the seeds wherever I grow other vegetables. It works! The mulch and shade from the other vegetables did the hard work that I’ve been doing for years with similar results. I am never going back to the old methods of carrot germination. I am a chaos carrot believer now. 🥲🥕

08/21/2023

Does anyone else love eating weeds?! I LOVE PURSLANE! 🌱 My neighbour introduced me to a snack/side dish enjoyed in Turkey. 🇹🇷

Comment “purslane” below and I will DM you the recipe!

08/07/2023