Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hiked the incredible Gaff Point Trail near Lunenburg yesterday and spent a lot of time looking down at the mushrooms! The month of damp weather has spawned quite the assortment. 020
Reposted by Niki JabbourCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Giant pumpkins making a comeback after last year's drought www.cbc.ca/player/play/...cbc.caGiant pumpkins making a comeback after last year's droughtPumpkin farmer Danny Dill speaks with the CBC’s Amy Smith about this year's crop in Windsor, N.S. 1366
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Support Canadian artisans like my cousin who makes the COZIEST handknit hats and mittens. 😊 www.etsy.com/ca/shop/OhBo... 095
Reposted by Niki JabbourFat Apollo, baby! @fatapollo.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026So when I harvested my garlic, I usually leave that bed empty until the next year. I read @nikijabbour.bsky.social and she said to throw some fast veggies in, so I did Bok Choy. Friends, it is a whole new world of fresh veg in just 30 days. 1124
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The last weekend of summer also brings the first frost warning… sigh. Cover tender plants tonight just in case. 092
Reposted by Niki JabbourHalifax Regional Municipality @hfxgov.bsky.social · 15/09/2026On Sept. 24 from 12 - 1 p.m., we'll be hosting a webinar on biocontrol and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, or HWA. HWA can kill up to 95 per cent of the trees in an infested forest, which means that most of the municipality’s hemlocks are in serious danger. Register for the webinar at halifax.ca/invasive 042
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I’m still planting for fall! Here are 4 vegetables to get in the ground (or containers) now: youtu.be/fjTMK22n6qY?...youtu.be4 Last-Minute Vegetables to Plant in September for a Fall HarvestYouTube video by Niki Jabbour | Vegetable Gardening Expert 030
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The best part of having a veggie garden is sharing!! Taking this box of veg to family. 🥰 819812
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 29/08/2026We’re reaching peak pepper season! Lots to enjoy fresh with the surplus dehydrated or frozen for winter. 😋🌶️ 090
Reposted by Niki JabbourVanessa 🍁 @nesfarm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is not Ragweed, this is Canadian Goldenrod which does not cause allergies but blooms about the same time And this is why you let it grow... #NativePolinators #GardenSky 🐝 1341461
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Rapunzel is such a great name for this yummy cherry tomato whose trusses can have over 40 fruits! 0122
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Want fresh lettuce this fall - and winter?? Grow it yourself in pots or garden beds! And this is the planting season. Learn how savvygardening.com/planting-let...savvygardening.comWhy Fall Is One of the Best Times to Grow LettuceThink lettuce is just a spring crop? Think again! Fall’s cool temperatures create the perfect conditions for growing crisp, flavorful greens. Learn when to plant, the best varieties to grow, and how t... 0112
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Picked a basket of hot and sweet peppers. I’ll dehydrate the hot ones and we’ll enjoy the sweet ones over the next few days. 😋 090
Reposted by Niki JabbourDean Jobb - True Crime Writer @deanjobb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Beautiful but vicious: invasive roses a menace to N.S. ecosystems Experts say it's important to manage invasive plants to maintain local biodiversity www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #garden #plants #flowers #invasivecbc.caBeautiful but vicious: invasive roses threatening N.S. ecosystems | CBC NewsWhile multiflora rose may look pretty with its delicate pink or white flowers, experts say it grows aggressively in the province and threatens the local biodiversity. 0107
Reposted by Niki JabbourThe Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 07/08/2026In this webinar, you’ll discover the key components of butterfly habitat, how butterflies use habitat throughout the year, and which plants can provide the high quality food that caterpillars need to thrive!🌻🦋 🗓️Aug 27 @ 10am PT / 1pm ET 🔗Register for this free event: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 01811
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Love the incredible colour of Amazing Gray poppy! 0112
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The jalapeno crop is coming along well. My absolute fave hot pepper. 😊 0120
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 01/08/2026We’ve reached peak eggplant season with enough tender fruits for weekly batches of eggplant parmigiana. 😋 2192
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The Little Fingers eggplants are in peak season! 180
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 29/07/2026This veggie garden bed looks more flowers than food! But there are four cucumber plants and loads of herbs in it too. 🙃 091
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 24/07/2026My first ‘Niki Jabbour’ daylily flower of the year! Grateful to be the namesake of this pretty perennial, bred by Allan Banks. 😊 0140
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 23/07/2026My family is obsessed with Armenian cucumbers and while technically they’re a type of muskmelon, they look and taste like cukes. In my new video I share tips from my 20+ years of growing them. youtu.be/lFA68tCbE2c?...youtu.beHow to Grow Armenian Cucumbers: The Secrets to Huge HarvestsYouTube video by Niki Jabbour 062
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Cupcake cosmos blooms. So pretty and bee-friendly. 🐝 0162
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Got funny shaped cucumbers? This is usually caused by incomplete pollination or extreme heat. Learn more about curling cukes here: savvygardening.com/cucumbers-cu... 0103
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Started harvesting the fingerling and purple potatoes. 😋 0171
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The first Green Lightning zucchini, an award-winning variety that goes from seed to harvest in about 45 days - you’ve still got time to plant! Loved the mildly sweet flavour and dense texture. Very good. Lots more to come. 😋 113612
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Bee party! I’ve never seen more bees in a single poppy flower! 2468576
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 13/07/20263 days after hand pollinating this Armenian cucumber (botanically a musk melon) flower, it’s starting to size up! 070
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Was thrilling to see a massive sunfish in the waters off Chester (Nova Scotia) this evening! 521739164
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Very sorry to hear this and wishing all the best to my former co-workers at News 95.7. I hosted The Weekend Gardener there for 15 years and have so many wonderful memories. ❤️ 2184
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I’m pretty sure this is the biggest peony I’ve ever seen (and grown!). 0292
Reposted by Niki JabbourCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Credit to Hope Blooms Halifax — try and head out to their farmers markets to get produce, bread for $1-2 #NovaScotia Thursdays, 4–7pm July–August 2346 Brunswick Street, Halifax Hope Blooms’ 10,000 square foot urban farm, grows more than 4,000 pounds of produce each year 210726
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 26/06/2026An early summer sweet treat: the alpine strawberries I grew from seed. 🍓 0221
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 25/06/2026We’re about a month away from the earliest garden tomatoes but I’m already anticipating the harvest! 😋 1172
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Happy solstice! After a cool slow spring, the greenhouse is filling in nicely. Once the lettuces are all picked, I’ll plant more Armenian cucumbers for late summer. 😊 191
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Amazing Grey is my absolute favourite poppy to grow. 😍 0141
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 12/06/2026If I could just grow one dahlia, it would be Cafe au Lait. 😍 1294
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The Castle Gordon Walled Garden in Scotland at peak poppy power! 0222
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Growing tomatillos? 5 mistakes that that stop tomatillo plants from setting fruit - savvygardening.com/tomatillo-pl... 150
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Nasturtiums are my absolute favourite flower for the veggie garden. 😊 50107370
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I think frilly pansies are my favourites. 😍 1043990405
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Big thanks to the awesome folks at Global News Halifax for the fun chat! Being a gardener means I get to learn new things every day whether from working in my own garden or talking to fellow gardening enthusiasts. 😊🌱 Check out the segment here: globalnews.ca/video/118942...globalnews.caSunday Sit-down: Gardening expert Niki Jabbour on her growing love of planting, everyday tips | Watch News Videos OnlineWatch Sunday Sit-down: Gardening expert Niki Jabbour on her growing love of planting, everyday tips Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca 061
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 08/06/2026It’s a great year for the green onions! I’m growing them under insect netting to prevent leek moth damage. 0110
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 06/06/2026My homegrown basil seedlings. 🌱 I’m in the ‘you can never grow too much basil’ camp. How about you? 🙃 4495
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I love when some of the forget-me-nots are pink. 🥰 28139198
Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Frost warning tonight across much of the Maritime provinces. Protect tender plants with a row cover or bring them indoors. *sigh* 3103