Author of 4 best-selling vegetable gardening books including The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener Radio host https://youtube.com/@nikijabbour SavvyGardening.com. Halifax, NShttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3muf56hrmgc2vI’m still planting for fall! Here are 4 vegetables to get in the ground (or containers) now: https://youtu.be/fjTMK22n6qY?si=CP-26mWsMBU2rGe431 Aug 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf56hrmgc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mucnbq2imk2cThe best part of having a veggie garden is sharing!! Taking this box of veg to family. 🥰30 Aug 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucnbq2imk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mu6lzlwfss2uWe’re reaching peak pepper season! Lots to enjoy fresh with the surplus dehydrated or frozen for winter. 😋🌶️29 Aug 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6lzlwfss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mtpdgkvblc2jRapunzel is such a great name for this yummy cherry tomato whose trusses can have over 40 fruits!22 Aug 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpdgkvblc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mtliys4vbk25Want fresh lettuce this fall - and winter?? Grow it yourself in pots or garden beds! And this is the planting season. Learn how https://savvygardening.com/planting-lettuce-in-the-fall/21 Aug 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtliys4vbk25https://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mtjf4yqf5k27Picked a basket of hot and sweet peppers. I’ll dehydrate the hot ones and we’ll enjoy the sweet ones over the next few days. 😋20 Aug 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjf4yqf5k27https://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3msijoit6cc2cLove the incredible colour of Amazing Gray poppy!07 Aug 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3msijoit6cc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3msbzzel3hc2iThe jalapeno crop is coming along well. My absolute fave hot pepper. 😊04 Aug 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbzzel3hc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mrzmh4zt6c2iWe’ve reached peak eggplant season with enough tender fruits for weekly batches of eggplant parmigiana. 😋01 Aug 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzmh4zt6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mrwoyxreac2yThe Little Fingers eggplants are in peak season!31 Jul 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwoyxreac2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mrqkwwl5ws2xThis veggie garden bed looks more flowers than food! But there are four cucumber plants and loads of herbs in it too. 🙃28 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqkwwl5ws2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mrmoxyb67c2lLate July is peak nasturtium season! 😍27 Jul 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmoxyb67c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mrfmpqdvfk26My first ‘Niki Jabbour’ daylily flower of the year! Grateful to be the namesake of this pretty perennial, bred by Allan Banks. 😊24 Jul 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfmpqdvfk26https://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mrdkzpq6m22cMy family is obsessed with Armenian cucumbers and while technically they’re a type of muskmelon, they look and taste like cukes. In my new video I share tips from my 20+ years of growing them. https://youtu.be/lFA68tCbE2c?si=NCtP_lWxyaQq21nO23 Jul 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdkzpq6m22chttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mrbj746lts2zCupcake cosmos blooms. So pretty and bee-friendly. 🐝22 Jul 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbj746lts2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mr5luld2js2bGot funny shaped cucumbers? This is usually caused by incomplete pollination or extreme heat. Learn more about curling cukes here: https://savvygardening.com/cucumbers-curling/21 Jul 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5luld2js2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mr3gd6ukrk2zStarted harvesting the fingerling and purple potatoes. 😋20 Jul 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3gd6ukrk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mqxcbzzjzs2jThe first Green Lightning zucchini, an award-winning variety that goes from seed to harvest in about 45 days - you’ve still got time to plant! Loved the mildly sweet flavour and dense texture. Very good. Lots more to come. 😋18 Jul 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxcbzzjzs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mqnev3dcrk24Bee party! I’ve never seen more bees in a single poppy flower!14 Jul 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnev3dcrk24https://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mqjjo62m4c2q3 days after hand pollinating this Armenian cucumber (botanically a musk melon) flower, it’s starting to size up!13 Jul 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjjo62m4c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mqauz7d2k22hWas thrilling to see a massive sunfish in the waters off Chester (Nova Scotia) this evening!10 Jul 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqauz7d2k22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mq3dxeoilk2sVery sorry to hear this and wishing all the best to my former co-workers at News 95.7. I hosted The Weekend Gardener there for 15 years and have so many wonderful memories. ❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3dxeoilk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mpo73lyh3k22First nasturtium of the year. A beauty!02 Jul 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo73lyh3k22https://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mpcrjrpb7s2wI’m pretty sure this is the biggest peony I’ve ever seen (and grown!).28 Jun 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcrjrpb7s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nikijabbour.bsky.social/post/3mp7gx5pzbs2eAn early summer sweet treat: the alpine strawberries I grew from seed. 🍓26 Jun 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:fjcknb342gfawddjaoujlt25/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7gx5pzbs2e