tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348289.post7956100370630469488..comments2024-03-24T06:03:00.316-07:00Comments on Northern Exposure Gardening: Where are the Labrador Gardeners?Gardenistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08129253261044774675noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348289.post-35969505247922679922015-07-14T09:42:33.566-07:002015-07-14T09:42:33.566-07:00I'm pretty new to Labrador but my husband'...I'm pretty new to Labrador but my husband's family is from here. One of the biggest obstacles (besides the short season) is the flies. Pretty brutal out there! I'm helping to plant a garden at the treatment centre where I work in the Lake Melville area (central Lab near Happy Valley/Goose Bay). My husband's aunt is a big time gardener and does quite well. There are a couple of very small farms here and a fledgling market. I'm used to gardening in Nova Scotia and not sure I even want to get into it here - our property would be out of the question, being covered in huge trees. Ah well. Good to find you!Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727266796590751202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348289.post-43236145400417606372014-01-20T12:10:42.796-08:002014-01-20T12:10:42.796-08:00We live in St. Lewis, Labrador, a small community ...We live in St. Lewis, Labrador, a small community on the southeast coast where we have been gardening for over 30 years now. We grow potatoes, cabbage, carrot, turnip, lettuces, spinach, kale, onion, peas, beets, chard, radish, strawberries, red and black currants, summer savory, dill, sage, cilantro, parsley. We have some gardens "on the ground" but we use mostly old fish tote boxes discarded by the fish plant, we put those on raised platforms so we don't have to bend too much to weed and plant. There are several gardeners in St. Lewis and we make use of peat and seaweed along with kitchen scraps for our gardens. I don't keep flowers but my friends do and they have a wonderful garden.<br />Eva LutherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348289.post-79712593478156734322007-08-06T05:28:00.000-07:002007-08-06T05:28:00.000-07:00Really interesting stuff!Really interesting stuff!the Red Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898901624107251066noreply@blogger.com