Don’t you love it when a piece of trash becomes a treasured item?
Thank goodness I had the presence of mind to realize that a plastic packaging box that formerly contained a cake brought along by a guest had potential greater than recycling. I found it again as I was looking for potting soil the other day, outside in an makeshift cold frame we used last spring.
This piece was perfect as a miniature indoor “greenhouse ” for growing microgreens.
Why is growing a winter garden so exciting to me? Well, you’d have to spend the winter on this part of Cape Breton [...]





