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Niki Jabbour

@nikijabbour.bsky.social
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Author of 4 best-selling vegetable gardening books including The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener Radio host youtube.com/@nikijabbour SavvyGardening.com. Halifax, NS

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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hiked 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.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Giant pumpkins making a comeback after last year's drought www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Giant pumpkins making a comeback after last year's drought
Pumpkin farmer Danny Dill speaks with the CBC’s Amy Smith about this year's crop in Windsor, N.S.
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Support Canadian artisans like my cousin who makes the COZIEST handknit hats and mittens. 😊 www.etsy.com/ca/shop/OhBo...
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Fat Apollo, baby! @fatapollo.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026
So 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.
Baby bok choy chugging a long in the Nova Scotia fall
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The last weekend of summer also brings the first frost warning… sigh. Cover tender plants tonight just in case.
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Halifax Regional Municipality @hfxgov.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
On 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
A photo of water running along a forest floor. Text reads 'Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and biocontrol webinar. Thursday, September 24.'
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I’m still planting for fall! Here are 4 vegetables to get in the ground (or containers) now: youtu.be/fjTMK22n6qY?...
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4 Last-Minute Vegetables to Plant in September for a Fall Harvest
YouTube video by Niki Jabbour | Vegetable Gardening Expert
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The best part of having a veggie garden is sharing!! Taking this box of veg to family. 🥰
Harvest
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We’re reaching peak pepper season! Lots to enjoy fresh with the surplus dehydrated or frozen for winter. 😋🌶️
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Vanessa 🍁 @nesfarm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This 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 🐝
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Rapunzel is such a great name for this yummy cherry tomato whose trusses can have over 40 fruits!
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Want 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...
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Why Fall Is One of the Best Times to Grow Lettuce
Think 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...
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Picked 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. 😋
Pepper harvest
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Dean Jobb - True Crime Writer @deanjobb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Beautiful 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 #invasive
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Beautiful but vicious: invasive roses threatening N.S. ecosystems | CBC News
While 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.
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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In 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...
“Gardening for Butterflies: From the Ground Up” A monarch butterfly in a garden.
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Love the incredible colour of Amazing Gray poppy!
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The jalapeno crop is coming along well. My absolute fave hot pepper. 😊
Jalapeño plant
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
We’ve reached peak eggplant season with enough tender fruits for weekly batches of eggplant parmigiana. 😋
Eggplant harvest
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Little Fingers eggplants are in peak season!
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This veggie garden bed looks more flowers than food! But there are four cucumber plants and loads of herbs in it too. 🙃
Vegetable garden
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Late July is peak nasturtium season! 😍
Nasturtiums
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
My first ‘Niki Jabbour’ daylily flower of the year! Grateful to be the namesake of this pretty perennial, bred by Allan Banks. 😊
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
My 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?...
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How to Grow Armenian Cucumbers: The Secrets to Huge Harvests
YouTube video by Niki Jabbour
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Cupcake cosmos blooms. So pretty and bee-friendly. 🐝
Cosmos flowers
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Got funny shaped cucumbers? This is usually caused by incomplete pollination or extreme heat. Learn more about curling cukes here: savvygardening.com/cucumbers-cu...
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Started harvesting the fingerling and purple potatoes. 😋
Potato harvest
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The 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. 😋
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Bee party! I’ve never seen more bees in a single poppy flower!
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
3 days after hand pollinating this Armenian cucumber (botanically a musk melon) flower, it’s starting to size up!
Armenian cucumber fruit
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Was thrilling to see a massive sunfish in the waters off Chester (Nova Scotia) this evening!
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Very 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. ❤️
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
First nasturtium of the year. A beauty!
Nasturtium flower
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I’m pretty sure this is the biggest peony I’ve ever seen (and grown!).
Peony flower
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Credit 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
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
An early summer sweet treat: the alpine strawberries I grew from seed. 🍓
Alpine strawberries
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We’re about a month away from the earliest garden tomatoes but I’m already anticipating the harvest! 😋
Homegrown tomatoes
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy 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. 😊
Greenhouse
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
First poppy and it’s a beauty!!
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Amazing Grey is my absolute favourite poppy to grow. 😍
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
In mid-June my garden smells like peonies 😊
Peonies
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
If I could just grow one dahlia, it would be Cafe au Lait. 😍
Cafe au Lait dahlia
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The Castle Gordon Walled Garden in Scotland at peak poppy power!
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Growing tomatillos? 5 mistakes that that stop tomatillo plants from setting fruit - savvygardening.com/tomatillo-pl...
Tomatillo harvest
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Nasturtiums are my absolute favourite flower for the veggie garden. 😊
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I think frilly pansies are my favourites. 😍
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Big 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...
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Sunday Sit-down: Gardening expert Niki Jabbour on her growing love of planting, everyday tips | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Sunday Sit-down: Gardening expert Niki Jabbour on her growing love of planting, everyday tips Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It’s a great year for the green onions! I’m growing them under insect netting to prevent leek moth damage.
Green onions in a gardenGreen onions in a garden
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
My homegrown basil seedlings. 🌱 I’m in the ‘you can never grow too much basil’ camp. How about you? 🙃
Basil seedlings
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I love when some of the forget-me-nots are pink. 🥰
Forget me not flowers
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Niki Jabbour @nikijabbour.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Frost warning tonight across much of the Maritime provinces. Protect tender plants with a row cover or bring them indoors. *sigh*
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