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Niki Jabbour

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Author of 4 best-selling vegetable gardening books including The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener Radio host SavvyGardening.com. Halifax, NS

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hello all! 👋🌱 I just wanted to introduce myself. I’m a year-round vegetable gardener from Nova Scotia, an award-winning author of 4 books on food gardening, a magazine and newspaper columnist, and a longtime radio host. I’m also one of the experts behind SavvyGardening.com 😊

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 1d

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.

Niki Jabbour: Six mistakes gardeners make when planting bulbs

Mid-to-late autumn is the ideal season for planting spring-flowering bulbs, such as crocuses, daffodils, ornamental onions and tulips.

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 1d

First frost ❄️

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 2d

I’m always happy to share but so far I’ve gotten 4 seeds off the one small plant. 😂 I’ll prob have to wait and see how it grows out next year. 🙃

Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 2d

Yes please! A measly 2 mil last night.

Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 2d

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. 🌱😊

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 4d

Nice! How long do you find it takes for your magnolia cuttings to root?

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 6d

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.

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A planet-first diet can feed the world by 2050 while improving the environment, new scientific analysis finds

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 6d

Good luck ha ha 🤞

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you!

Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 7d

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...

Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 12d

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...

10 Gardening Tips to Save Money on Groceries This Fall

Use these expert gardening tips to learn how to extend the season with a cold frame, grow batches of sprouts and microgreens indoors, preserve flavorful garden herbs, and more.

savvygardening.com

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 13d

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

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · Sep 7

At first glance I thought these were buckets of Japanese beetles! Ha ha. Phew. Fantastic harvest! What are your plans for the grapes?

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · Sep 3

Oooh a fave variety!

Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · Sep 3

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-...