Smith Farms

Smith Farms An urban "farm" trying to create awareness about the benefits and fun of growing your own food.

It was a balmy 15 degrees in the greenhouse today. The outside air temperature was -7
04/07/2026

It was a balmy 15 degrees in the greenhouse today. The outside air temperature was -7



I moved the lavender into the greenhouse. Some are looking sad. I'll start more soon.
03/30/2026

I moved the lavender into the greenhouse. Some are looking sad. I'll start more soon.

Update on my peppers. I planted the seeds for the top peppers (Orangeville Peppers) on Feb 13 and they germinated on Ma...
03/16/2026

Update on my peppers. I planted the seeds for the top peppers (Orangeville Peppers) on Feb 13 and they germinated on March 1.

The bottom peppers are Habanero. They were started on March 1 and germinated yesterday on March 15. The bottom right cup has a sage. I forget when I started that.




03/11/2026

The fresh growth of spring means the return of the campaign encouraging homeowners to let their grass grow longer to help insect pollinators. But turfgrass experts at the University of…

First rosemary to germinate. Planted January 18, germinated January 30
01/30/2026

First rosemary to germinate. Planted January 18, germinated January 30


Lavender has germinated
01/28/2026

Lavender has germinated

Dill has started to germinate in the aerogarden.
01/15/2026

Dill has started to germinate in the aerogarden.



A productive day in the garden. I planted garlic, covered the beds in leaves, harvested the remaining peppers in the gr...
11/08/2025

A productive day in the garden.

I planted garlic, covered the beds in leaves, harvested the remaining peppers in the greenhouse and cleaned it out.

Enjoying some late season basil
10/25/2025

Enjoying some late season basil

Cayenne peppers
10/12/2025

Cayenne peppers

I harvested some of my famous "Orangeville Tomatoes" ahead of tonight and tomorrow's frost. When I moved to Orangeville ...
10/08/2025

I harvested some of my famous "Orangeville Tomatoes" ahead of tonight and tomorrow's frost.

When I moved to Orangeville in 2016, I found seeds for yellow pear tomatoes in the seed library at the Orangeville Public Library at the Mill St Branch.

I've been saving and regrowing the seeds every year since then. I've given some seeds to community members and I'm happy to say these plants always do well and produce lots of fruit.

In fact, I've been so pleased with how well these plants produce year after year, I decided to name them after our great town. Of course, the colour of them lends a bit to the name

Next year I plan to distribute a lot of the seeds and some plants to align with my goal of increasing gardening within the Town of Orangeville and show how to grow from a seed.



Basil in the greenhouse
08/30/2025

Basil in the greenhouse

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