Wendalane Farms

Wagons Ho!

Bob — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:08:02 +0000

We’ve been known to occasionally complain about the amount of traffic on our road. This year we’ve taken a different approach and decided to put the wagon out with some of our sunflowers on it and try to slow down the odd speeder who might be looking for some flowers. The price is right $5 for a 1/2 dozen, and they are about as fresh as you can get them. Once the zinnias start coming on we’ll add a couple mixed coloured bouqets of those as well. We plan to have the wagon out 6 days a week from morning until night. For those interested in the drive out, we’re located on the Canborough Road between Wellandport and Attercliffe in Southern Ontario, Canada. You’ll see the wagon.

Leaning Towards Sunflowers

Bob — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:53:50 +0000

It’s always neat to watch Sunflowers track the sun. After they’ve established themselves and get to a certain size you’ll see the heads always pointing towards the sun. Here the sun is going down and you can see the sunflower head dipping down as it goes.

Before and After

Bob — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:24:24 +0000

I’ve been meaning to take more of these types of shots to show just how much things can change in two months. Yep, that’s the same bed from almost the same angle.

Little Helpers

Bob — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:25:21 +0000

Hopefully our kids continue to show the same amount of excitement for this type of work as they get older! Right now we appreciate any help they are willing to give us, even if it means spilt dirt, spilt feed, or mud in the kitchen.

Sunflowers Finally

Bob — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:07:18 +0000

We had an extremely cold June/July and that directly affected how fast the sunflowers grew and matured, but finally they have started to bloom. This is always a great time of year as it fills our market van and our market booth with tons of colour.

Grimsby Market

Bob — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:57:36 +0000

Here is a picture of our booth at the Grimsby Market. This market runs from May to October, and from around 3:30 until it starts to get dark. We are very happy with our booth, and our neighbours at this market. To our left is Jim and Mary of Warner’s Orchards and you can see some of their fare below. To our right is Fern of The Bee and Me who sells honey and eggs. Good neighbours make for a better market, and we certainly appreciate the ones we have.

Don’t Step on the Flowers

Bob — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:49:05 +0000

So between the kids, dog, cats, guests, and wildlife we often get the question about flowers getting stepped on. Yes it happens. The solution so far works great, we simply grow more than we need and don’t sweat it when it happens.

Happy in the Shade

Bob — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:43:55 +0000

Jen’s dad sometimes buys old grain bins and transports them to his farm. Recently he brought us the slightly rusted pieces that he couldn’t use. Even though they weren’t structurally sound for a bin, we could use them to build a shade structure for the pasture. The goats immediately took occupancy while the sheep looked on in wonder. After a few days they started to share nicely.

Lily Almost

Bob — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:34:25 +0000

There are lilies throughout the farm wherever Jen has found the desire to plant them. She knows better than I which colour is going to jump out when they go from bud to bloom. My guess for these is yellow, but I’ll probably be incorrect.

Hostas

Bob — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:30:05 +0000

We’ve used hostas for quite some time now in our bouquets as greenery or filler. It’s always a joy to watch them go from little spikes coming out of the ground to full bushy leafiness in a short four weeks. All that and without needing much sun either as they are a shade loving plant. Each year our supply seems to grow as new varieties come out.