Spring has well and truly sprung in the Dig It! Garden. With the warmer temperatures, a bit of rain and a good measure of sun, we are finally seeing results in the form of vigorous growth. But what can you do if your garden isn't taking off like you hoped? Here are a few of the cheap and effective ways we've been feeding our soil.    Animal Manure If you're prepared to put in a little hard labour, animal manure is a wonderful tonic for a flagging garden. You might be surprised to find a local Pony Club or farm nearby that might be pleased to have someone to take away their unwanted m ..read more

For those of you who hadn't heard, we said a fond but very sad farewell and thank you to Julia Watson a few weeks ago. Here, we want to acknowledge Julia's incredible work and give you a quick update on where to from here for Dig It! Sniff! We are sorry to see the wonderful Julia Watson go, but delighted that she'll have the opportunity to spread her wings in another community-focused role. It’s been an incredibly busy year in the Dig It! Royal Oak Organic Gardens. From the larger scale community events, like our Festival of Herbs and the Love Your Neigbourhood themed Garden Party t ..read more

The lovely view from inside our shop, looking out at the garden. “No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face." [The Autumnal]”  ― John Donne, The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose ..read more

Deliciously tender side shoots on our broccolini. You can see where the main head was harvested, surrounded by new side shoots. “Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.” Chad Sugg ..read more

Our cauliflowers are just heading up - so perfectly formed and white. Don't let them head up for too long otherwise they'll go to seed. “I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.” Emma Goldman ..read more

Purple kohlrabi - stems and leaves are edible. Don't let them get too big otherwise they'll get woody - pick when they are the size of a large golfball for optimal sweetness and tenderness. “I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want.” Andy Warhol ..read more

Sugar snap peas are so easy to grow, and cost way less than buying them at the supermarket. Pick and eat them directly off the plant for a sweet, crunchy snack! “Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.” Michael Pollan ..read more

The beautiful bed of Japanese Red Mustard is growing well - a great winter green with a flavour like wasabi! “The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn”  Ralph Waldo Emerson ..read more

Our lemons are ripe! What a wonderful time of the year - citrus is a beautiful fruit perfectly designed for us to enjoy in winter. “We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods ..read more

This brave little sunflower recently opened its petals - it's rather late (actually very late) for a sunflower, but we're grateful for the splash of colour and reminder of summer nonetheless! “A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.”  Victor Hugo, Les Misérables ..read more