North 40 Acres
49.230183, -102.784726 S0C 0M0 Bienfait, SK, Canada

A huge thanks to Jump.ca in Estevan for getting my phone up and running! That means my debit machine is backup and running as well! I can’t wait to see all you happy shoppers today!

So I had an oops with my phone and dropped it in water! Until I can get it dried out and working I’m with out my business lifeline. Unfortunately that means no internet connection in the greenhouse which means no debit or credit cards accepted until it’s back up running. Please bring cash when coming out today. Also, please contact me through messenger. I will run up to the house to check it periodically so I don’t miss any questions.

Mother’s Day giveaway winner is Colette Thomas! Thank you everybody for coming out to our greenhouse! We had an awesome day! Thanks to Elephant Ear Emporium for coming and serving delicious food! Thank you to Estevan Trophy & Engraving and Dee’s Balls for contributing to our Mother’s Day give away!

Oh my goodness!! Look at this delicious menu for tomorrow! Come see them from 11-2 and shop us from 11-4!

From our family to you we wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Here’s an interesting article on fall tree care for winter preparation. It was a good reminder for me to give a good deep soak to my shelter belt trees.

Getting ready for 2021 greenhouse season! The trailer and truck are full of supplies and I am thankful for this husband of mine to take time to help me haul it all home. PS. He looks grumpy but he really isn’t!

Congratulations to our winners of our annual photo contest!! First place with 88 votes is Marg Pool with her pot of Confetti Garden Mountain’s Majesty flower mix. Second place with 84 votes is Marg Pool with her pot of Illumination Golden Picotee begonia. Family favorite and third place with 60 votes is Johannah Skogberg Audet with her Montreal Market melons. I missed submitting her original photo which I included. She says these melons tasted fantastic and smelled wonderful. They look beautiful! Thank you to everyone who submitted photos and I can’t wait to do it again next year!

Figuring out what plants and seeds to order for the upcoming season is tough! I want EVERYTHING!!!! What is your I got to have that! plant?

Here is all the photos submitted for our annual photo contest! Like you favorite photos to vote until September 18th. Share to get you friends to vote for theirs. Winners will be contacted and announced September 19th.

Don’t forget to enter our PHOTO CONTEST!! Final submission will be taken tomorrow and all photos posted on September 12th to start voting for your favorites!

2020 seems to be ther year everyone is having problems some where in their garden. Mine was the wind destroying my flower pots this spring. The problem I am hearing the most from fellow gardeners is there carrots not growing or growing improperly. So I thought I should do some research on what causes their growth to stunt and fork. The top three causes are high nitrogen from rich fertilizers, compact soil with rocks, and insect damage to the roots when they are young. Here i...s a great article I found on this and other tips to growing great carrots http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/cultivation.html. It’s from the Carrot Museum in the UK (who knew there was a whole museum dedicated to carrots). I like to stick to articles from Canada but this one had all the same information and I liked how they laid out a variety of information on what to grow or your garden space, the causes of abnormalities in carrots and what to change to prevent it from happening. It can be very frustrating to have garden mishaps when you put a lot of time and effort. Just remember to enjoy the good, learn from the bad and let go of the problems that are out of your control (wildlife, hordes of insects, bad seed lots, etc.)

It's not to late to enter our FANTASTIC contest! You have a chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to shop next year, a set of Leaf Trellis to be stained or painted the colour of your choice, or a filled pot with your favourite flowers for your yard! Submit a photo through messanger or text of your favourite flower, plant, or vegetable purchased from us at North 40. Deadline for photo submission is September 11th. All photos will be posted and voted on by you our customers. The photo with the most likes will win their choice of prize. The runner up will get their choice of remaining prizes and the final prize will go to our family's favourite photo submitted. Voting will close on September 18th and winners will be notified. Enter as often as you like and tell your friends and family to vote!

Pickles, peaches and jam canned so far! Can not wait to try them! What is your favorite fruit or veggie to can?

Haying is done! We are now hauling the bales to our customers and home. I’m so excited to have this big job done that I want to have our annual photo contest with bigger and better prizes! Send me a photo of your flowers from North 40 Acres by September 1st and you will be entered into the contest. All photos will be posted and voted on by you our customers! Message me as many photos as you would like and have you family and friend like your photos to vote. Photos of the prizes will be posted at a later date.

Canning season is upon us and this pitcher full of dill made my truck smell like dill pickles mom and I always make. Here’s hoping your canning season goes well!

It has been so long since I have posted anything! Now that I am finally done going in circles with baler I can finally focus on other things. I am grateful that customers continued to send me in photos of their flowers and kind words of how much they love them! It brightened my days to look at them while I was waiting for the baler to pop out the next bale.

After being on the tractor baling for days I finally headed out to check on my other passion which is our cows. They were all content hanging out in the shade of trees of one pasture and down by the dugout in the other. I had a few sneek up behind me while I was looking at some native plants. I am hoping to announce a contest and some give aways as soon as we are done our custom haying!

I am blown away by the photos and stories I have gotten the last couple of days of people in love with their plants from us. I always ask if I can share what they send me. I truly love what I do and when hear One plant fills the pot, This is my new favorite plant and This is the sturdiest plant and biggest tomatoes I have ever grown it makes the sleepless nights and long days worth it. It keeps me excited for next years expansion, projects and new products. I can never say it enough, thank you for supporting our family’s business!

I was so happy to hear from a customer and how much they were loving the flowers they had me arrange for them! It makes me excited for next years plans!

Happy Canada Day! I hope you all had a wonderful day! I spent it with friends walking the pasture identify native plants and came home to have fun with the family. It’s been a good day enjoying this great country of ours!

This restaurant was my go to for suppers during our busy greenhouse season, plus their family has supported my greenhouse from day one. This legacy project is great for the community. Please go support this project and great local business.

I am so glad to hear when customers are enjoying their flowers!

I have an order in with the nursery for shrubs. Is anyone looking for some trees and shrubs before I close it. Please let me know by 3 today if you are.I have an order in with the nursery for shrubs. Is anyone looking for some trees and shrubs before I close it. Please let me know by 3 today if you are.

I love these Mandeville petunias this year! The blossoms are huge and the cream colored pattern in the centers add a little bit of flair over the traditional petunia. The red mixed with yellow Ballad sunflower in this royal blue pot are the perfect combination for me.

I for those of you that had asked me about certain tomato varieties, my friend Sandie has beautiful plants and varieties available. Check out her page at Quennelle Greenhouse.

We are sold out for the season! Thank you everyone for shopping local with us. It’s been a pleasure serving you this greenhouse season. This season you all have given me great ideas for expansion next year. I may need to hiring staff so I can get a bit more sleep. Lol! Thanks again for your support and we will see you next greenhouse season!