Early Okanagan Winter: Mother Nature Must Be Confused

I’ve been waiting for the frost to clear the perennials and clear the garden for winter.

Everything came at once, frost and snow covered everything.

I rely on the leaves for the winter of my seven fig trees, but this year the snow was on the ground and the leaves were still on the trees. It keeps its leaves even in strong winds.

It can be confusing at times, but Mother Nature seems to be a lot more confused than I am this year.

I dug up the tulip bed to replant it in another part of the garden.

For some reason they are sitting in some pots by the door (inside) waiting to enter the ground. We might just plant them this week as the weather warms up for a few days with sub-zero temperatures.

I had arugula and leaf lettuce on a cold flame. We were able to collect everything by November 6th. A friend gave me radicchio leaves and tips on how to store them. Cut off the roots, wrap in a damp paper towel, place in a plastic bag and store in the refrigerator.

This was early November, and even as I write this column, the veggies are still crisp, and I eat a daily salad of radicchio, lettuce, arugula, kale, fresh ginger, turmeric, two cloves of garlic and organic olives. Is eating. oil and balsamic vinegar. I buy organic turmeric and ginger and wash the roots without peeling them.

Over the past few months, I have enrolled in many wellness masterclasses. These include brain function, liver, heart, and many other organs. We have learned that our overall health depends on what we put in our mouths and our lifestyles.

I didn’t realize my gut was talking to my brain (I was wondering what the noise was). This is why it is so important to eat healthy foods and eat as much organic food as possible. No. If you search the internet you will find findings on both sides of the image.

I’m no scientist or health expert, but I know that the taste of freshly picked vegetables and fruits from an organic garden is part of the joy of gardening. No, but I know what I’m putting in my mouth without having to soak it in water to remove pesticides, pesticides, etc.

Below is one of the classes I took, led by an expert. Glyphosate is the main ingredient in Roundup. This herbicide is on many people’s garage shelves. It is the leading herbicide used worldwide. Soils and water systems worldwide contain 2 billion kilograms of this compound. It kills the microbiome and acts as a direct cytotoxin.

In the 1990s, it began to be used as a desiccant for crops that had to be dried before harvesting to prevent mold. Some are sprayed on wheat and legumes. In 1996, he made some of his GMO crops Roundup compatible, and now 30 crops worldwide are being sprayed with Roundup. Kill everything except plants such as corn, soybeans, and sugar beets. There is no reason why the plants we eat cannot absorb them.

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