Field Notes From the 2019 Gardening Season

If we didn’t share our trade secrets on garden flops and successes, where would we be? Sharing gardening knowledge is generational, historical, scientific and just plain nice. We decided to canvas the Harrowsmith team, our social media followers, friends and family members to see how they’ve grown.

We encourage you to integrate these lessons and insights learned from the 2019 growing season as field notes for bigger blooms, hotter peppers and fun experimentation in 2020.

Sweet Grass and Lava Hot Peppers

If your neighbour offers you a bundle of sweet grass, say yes! It’s very easy to braid while green and pliable, and it releases a beautiful, natural aroma that beats any Glade PlugIn! (sweet grass) goes by a few aliases, like manna grass, Mary’s grass, vanilla grass and, across the pond, holy grass. Apparently,