WELCOME TO MANDY’S GREENHOUSE

Everywhere one looks, people are trying real hard to make serious adjustments in their health and life. This Greenhouse is making every effort to keep in tune with these changes, by giving you the consumer & gardener interesting varieties to spice up your life and palette. Read on, make yourself at home. (Oh! Don’t forget your “Tim’s”!) There is much to see, learn and enjoy!

Our “old” Photo Album has finally arrived home. It highlights just some of the great vegetables available at our Greenhouse. More photos are available on “Flickr“. If you want to check out more, simply type in “Mandy’s Greenhouse” in their home page search box and it will take you directly to all our photos without having to ‘log in”.

For gardening folks new to this site, our Greenhouse resides (out in the country…) 1 1/2 miles North/East from the town of Tyndall, Manitoba  Canada. Over 19 years ago, due to excessive perennial flower plants (and the need for change…) numerous plant/garage sales began. 15 years ago, about 50 tomato plants were left over after the garden was planted (Lemon Boy, Beefmaster, Oxheart, Sugar Cherry, Manitoba and Giant Belgium) and these were offered up for sale. They immediately sold out!

Following this pleasant surprise, approximately 50-100 more plants have been introduced each year to the inventory. Today the grown plant inventory (only of tomatoes) stands at about 2000. ( Hobby Greenhouse??) My listing comprises of approximately 400 varieties of tomatoes, 120 peppers and numerous other unusual varieties of vegetables from Canada, US, Germany, France, Africa, India, Australia, Sweden, Czech, and many more countries too numerous to mention.

Every attempt is made to insure that the varieties chosen are in fact true to type. A lot depends on accessing reliable records when available and their descriptions. A lot of time and research (combined could equal to years!) has been used in obtaining this kind of information.

More importantly, almost all the vegetables have been trialed at the greenhouse, so if you should ask me about it, I will have some personal info. to share with you about it (whether it is a success story or not…in our eyes)

For a vegetable to be offered by this greenhouse, it should be able to offer a unique trait, consistently from any other of its kind. Every attempt will be made to describe this trait where possible. Many will be chosen for extensive and interesting  histories, old fashioned or extreme flavor differences, growth type, form and visual appearance and where possible… a satisfying and efficient production. Hopefully, customers will find something here they may not find at any other greenhouse/nursery/seed site.

In the past couple of years, more people have tested/trialed and seriously attempted to live the 100 mile diet. After doing some research on the subject, it is felt that the offerings at our G.H. are right in line with this “simplicity of living”! Time has proven, in today’s society this can be a huge challenge with soooo many “unhealthy conveniences” milling right around us, that going back to basics is more a necessity than the accepted truth. We hope that the selections found within our store will help make it more fun and easier than you may once have thought.

And finally it has been recognized (and will be respected) that people have different tastes, dietary habits, health needs and issues. Because I have trialed many, I will personally be able to recommend those most suitable for you. Feel free to “hob-nob” with me anytime!

As in all walks of life, something may be overlooked. Do not hesitate to write or call me, so that I can add the information to the site.

On a final note, if there is someone out there that feels they have an interesting or unusual vegetable plant…be it beans, carrots, cucumbers or what have you…give me a call! I am always looking for the bizarre, weird and wonderful and you might just have exactly that! (Just limit yourself…please!)

HAPPY GROWING! Happy Hunting!

- MANDY -