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Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Lunga di Napoli squash is versatile, delicious

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Lunga di Napoli squash is versatile, delicious

Helen Chesnut has grown many different winter squashes. Lunga di Napoli is the most unusual and versatile, easy to process and delicious of them all
Condo Smarts: Exemptions triggered by date bylaw is passed

Condo Smarts: Exemptions triggered by date bylaw is passed

The occupants at the time the bylaw is passed, which would be at your general meeting first week of January, are exempt from the bylaw.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: What vegetables can I grow indoors?

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: What vegetables can I grow indoors?

With an indoor growing system, you should be able to grow most compact vegetables and herbs. Many kinds of microgreens and mixed greens are available.
House Beautiful: Condo offers a small space with a big feel

House Beautiful: Condo offers a small space with a big feel

A remake of a downtown Victoria condo creates extra storage and more room for its owners.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Sun Dipper tomato star of the show last summer

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Sun Dipper tomato star of the show last summer

It was a season-long attraction with its unusual and delicious little tomatoes on a slim indeterminate (staking) plant
Condo Smarts: Stratas must be proactive on collections, use proper notice procedures

Condo Smarts: Stratas must be proactive on collections, use proper notice procedures

A lot can happen if you let collections lapse: limitation periods expire, evidence is lost, lots sell, and the remaining owners are left with debts
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Kales outstanding in cold snap

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Kales outstanding in cold snap

In Helen Chesnut鈥檚 garden, two kale varieties weathered the pre-Christmas freeze up very well.
Condo Smarts: Strata held responsible for damage due to lack of maintenance

Condo Smarts: Strata held responsible for damage due to lack of maintenance

A cautionary tale for strata corporations: If you fail to maintain and repair, and an owner experiences damages, the tribunal may order compensation for the losses
B.C. 2022 strata disputes: cats, pet urine, water leaks and hot tubs

B.C. 2022 strata disputes: cats, pet urine, water leaks and hot tubs

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal adjudicates disputes between strata councils and condo owners.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Big Beef, Black Trifele among best garden tomatoes

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Big Beef, Black Trifele among best garden tomatoes

Dear Helen: What were your best tomatoes this year? I鈥檓 particularly interested in varieties that produce the longest, into autumn. GE.