A visit to the ring of Brodgar was one of my 2025 highlights #standingstonessunday

Lots of lovely greens to enjoy in the late autumn garden. 🥬❄️

Spotted these poinsettias today in the grocery store. What do you think of the colours… yay or nay?

This pic from my 4th book, Growing Under Cover, shows some of the diversity of the winter greens I harvest; lettuce, mizuna, mache, and beet greens. Other fave winter crops include scallions, kale, carrots, leeks, and arugula to name a few. What do you pick over winter? ❄️

Lovely to still be harvesting hot and sweet peppers and tomatoes from my unheated greenhouse in mid-November, as well as fingerling potatoes from my raised garden beds. 😊 What are you still enjoying from your vegetable garden?

Do you grow berry-producing shrubs to use for holiday and winter decor? Here are my favourite native selections: savvygardening.com/grow-your-ow...

With a hard freeze in the forecast for tonight, I just picked the last of the Italian paste tomatoes from my unheated tunnel. A new record!

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Here are a few of my fave winter squash varieties… featured in my 3rd book, the award-winning Veggie Garden Remix (now on sale! bit.ly/47DOAtP). 📚😊 Do you have a fave winter squash?

Wondering if you should cut your hosta plants back now? Check out this short video from my website - youtu.be/s7_ADRnnqso?...

While you can plant garlic in the spring the biggest bulbs come from garlic planted in autumn. Learn when and how to plant in my latest article. savvygardening.com/why-you-need...

My latest column🌷https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/gardener-mistakes-planting-bulbs-fall-spring-flowers#:~:text=Choosing%20the%20wrong%20spot&text=Overly%20damp%20soil%20causes%20rot,be%20planted%20in%20full%20sun.

First frost ❄️

This is an unexpected colour combination! I don’t remember planting a nasturtium with this orange and burgundy colour scheme. But you better believe I’m saving seeds from it. 🌱😊

Nearly everyone on the planet could have access to nutritious, culturally appropriate food by 2050 — all while improving the environment — if nations work together to implement a “planetary health diet,” a new report has found. /1 thread www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...

With first frost imminent I took some basil cuttings last week. Only took about 6 days for roots to form. Now to pot these up and put them under a grow light. Advice here: savvygardening.com/growing-herb...

My latest article shares tips on growing food - inside and outdoors - to shave $ off your grocery budget. Got any to add? savvygardening.com/gardening-ti...

Wow, I have 999 followers! (Thank you all) 😊 Who wants to be lucky 1000? 😁🌱

September is the perfect time to DIY a cold frame. These mini food factories allow you to extend the harvest by weeks or months. Learn how to make a cold frame from an old window here - savvygardening.com/build-a-diy-...

Homegrown tomatoes are one of the biggest joys of growing a garden 😊

I can’t decide which sunflowers I like more - Chocolate or Procut Orange. They’re both delightful and very bee-friendly. 🐝 #gardening

I’m a monarch mama!! After weeks of monitoring my milkweed plants for caterpillars I spotted two today! 🥰

Interested in learning how to harvest homegrown veggies year-round - even in cold climates? Check out my award-winning books like The Year Round Vegetable Gardener and Growing Under Cover. 😊 www.amazon.com/niki-jabbour...

No rain for almost a month, but the mid-summer garden is chugging along. I’ve been deep watering every few days to reduce water waste and mulching the soil. Hoping for rain soon! 🌧️

Join me this Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm at Kent Building Supplies in Dartmouth Crossing for Project Day! I'll be on hand to answer gardening questions, problem solve pest issues, share what to plant now for fall harvesting, and more! Hope to see you there. 🍅 🌸

Prevent blossom end rot now by not letting your tomato plants wilt! savvygardening.com/blossom-end-...

Now that the weather has finally warmed up it’s time to transplant my basil babies. I started these from seeds in early April and they’re now looking so lush! 😍

After 4 years of heavy use I replaced my garden boots. Bought the exact same pair… what a difference 4 years makes! 😂

Does this nice weather have you thinking about getting your hands dirty in the garden? You might want to think twice before planting those frost sensitive plants just yet. My latest: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #nswx #nbwx #halisky

Who me buying more plants?? 🙃

The upside down checkered blooms of snake’s head fritillary are such a spring garden delight. 😍

Want to learn more about composting? Check our my short video - youtu.be/g9haR7bjNvs?... #gardening

Have you planted your seed potatoes yet? Learn all about growing them in beds, pots, or straw here: savvygardening.com/how-to-plant...

It’s been 5 years since I turned a weedy grassy patch in my backyard into a flower and native plant garden. It now flowers from early spring through late autumn and attracts many species of bees, butterflies, and birds. #gardening

Interested in getting a veggie garden started this spring? Check out this guide from my website. It will help prevent common mistakes to save you time and money! 🥕💪🥬 savvygardening.com/how-to-start... #gardening

What are your favouite edible flowers to grow? #gardening www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Looking for ideas for trellising cucumbers? Here are fun and easy ways to support your plants. #gardening youtu.be/hBKwBAr9Rks?...

Thanks to Martha Stewart online for interviewing me for this article 😊 www.marthastewart.com/how-to-grow-... #gardening

Just another spring day in Nova Scotia 😂 Even though 10 cm of snow has fallen I had to water the greenhouse veggies. Lots of spinach, arugula, peas, lettuce, and root veg coming along inside. #gardening

Are you embracing the nostalgic garden trend? I love growing plants that evoke childhood garden memories like lilacs, peonies, sweet peas, and roses. I recently talked about nostalgia gardening to The Globe and Mail. Check it out below. #gardening www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

What’s the best way to plant veggies - direct sowing or transplanting? My tips here: www.hortmag.com/direct-sowin...

I transplanted the first batch of sweet pea seedlings in the greenhouse today. I like to start the seeds in deep rooters for the most robust root systems. 🌱💪 #gardening

Did you know there’s more than one way to grow potatoes? You can plant in garden beds, pots, or even straw! Learn how here savvygardening.com/how-to-plant... #gardening

Swiss chard is beautiful AND delicious and perfect for pots and garden beds. I like to mix it with annual flowers like zinnias, marigolds, & nasturtiums. It’s also slow to bolt (go to seed) so offers months of nutritious greens. A low-care crop to grow this year. savvygardening.com/growing-swis...

Thrilled to have an article in the latest issue of Fine Gardening magazine. When in university, I used to spend my grocery money on the latest issues… worth it! Ha ha! I never could have dreamed I’d be a regular contributor. 😊

Are you maintaining your bee houses properly? They need annual cleaning and care. savvygardening.com/how-to-use-a...

Happy first day of spring! 🌱🎉 To celebrate I’m going to sow more seeds indoors. What seeds do you have on the go?

I have 2 of her books. If this one is as good, you’re in for great if you buy @nikijabbour.bsky.social ‘s new book!

My column: A Montreal company is building greenhouses on unused building rooftops. They now grow 200,000 vegetables per week. Their newest greenhouse is on a Walmart. If this was done just to Walmarts, Canada would cut its annual vegetable imports by 15%. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

Looking to grow something new in your garden this year? Check out my book Veggie Garden Remix, which was inspired by my love of growing global and unique crops - even in my zone 5 garden! It won the American Horticultural Society Book Award 😊 and is available online and in book shops. 📚🌱