Monkey in the Garden

09/09/2026

09/09/2026

Monkey in the Garden, Farm, Market and Micro Nursey.
8820 hwy 8
Small is Beautiful
Drop on by for a one of a kind shopping experience and get some deliciously fresh goodies straight from our organic gardens!
Happy September Everyone~
Fresh in the Fridges~
Fresh dug spuds!!!
Heirloom Tomatoes
Fresh Herbs
Cucumbers
Golden Zuchinni
Eggplants
Sweet Red and Orange Peppers
Kale
Tea Herbs
Kefir Culture
Monkey Love Balm
Chilies
Chili powders
Winter Squash
Rainbow Eggs

07/23/2026

The Garlic is ready at Monkey in the Garden.

Contact now for bulk pre orders.

$15 lb

07/21/2026

Blood Plums at Monkey in the Garden 8820 hwy 8
Super juicy and delicious!
Grown right here in our organic orchards.
$5 bags in the fridge.
Drop on by and check us out!!!

07/20/2026

It's ON!!!

Fresh picked right here at the farm!
Peaches
Blood Plums
Heirloom Tomatoes
Golden Zucchini
Cucumbers
Kale
Fresh Herbs

Come on out and get the good stuff!!!!
8820 Hwy 8 (just outside of Spences Bridge)

07/10/2026

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05/07/2026

Drop on by Monkey in the Garden Micro Nursery 8820 hwy 8. for an awesome organic start to your garden.
Veggies, fruits, herbs, flowers, shade trees, seeds.

Succulents for the window sill~
Perfect shop local gift for Mother's Day!!!

Take a little day trip to the Nicola Valley, soak up the quiet of the farm by the river and go home with a carload of potential.
Small is beautiful~
Big Monkey Love~

04/28/2026

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
MONKEY IN THE GARDEN FARM AND MICRO NURSERY IS OPEN
8820 Hwy 8 (just outside of Spences Bridge)
BEDDING PLANTS $3 soil blocks. $4 pots
Our plants are lovingly grown right here, many with seeds we have been saving for many years, so we find they are more acclimatized to & really thrive in our semi desert region (with the right conditions of course)
Our soil mix is hand made with LOVE, completely organic and packed with nutrients for a strong start.
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES~
Stupice... Our earliest. Super full tomato flavour, golf ball sized red.
Jack's Big Heart... Super meaty paste. Keeps amazingly in storage. Picked green we often enjoy these until Christmas and beyond.
Golden Marvel... Deliciously sweet, juicy, huge slicer. Orange, yellow and red swirls.
Mini Marvel.... Monkey Original. Slightly smaller take on the Golden Marvel. Orange, yellow, red swirls of yum! Excellent slicer. Very sweet.
Ananas Nior.... huge, delicious slicer. Very sweet and juicy.
Cherries... Super sweet burst of seasonal flavour! Perfect for snacking.
BROCCOLI....
SWEET BELL PEPPERS.... Reds, yellows and oranges!
CHILIES..... Spice up your life!
GOLDEN ZUCHINNI.... We love them young, sliced and grilled!
KALE... Winter Bor (very hardy) Laural's Frilly
LETTUCE... Muir and Sierra. Hot weather tolerant varieties
CUCUMBERS... our homestead favorite variety. Perfect for EVERYTHING!
MELONS
FLOWERS.... 6 packs prices range from $5 to $10
Monkey in Garden Sunflower collection.... Medium sized multi headed, multi coloured. Excellent cut flower and pollinator attractant.
Zinnias... orange, yellow, pinks, and mixed packs. A farm favorite. Makes a stunning bouquet and beautiful addition to the garden. Butterflies love them!
Morning Glories... Grampa Ott's Purple/Blue early morning delight. Climber.
TEA GARDEN And CULINARY HERBS.... Lg pots $15 sm. $5- $7
MINTS.... Chocolate, Orange (tastes like Earl Grey!, Peppermint, Scotch Spearmint (like the candy!), Fuzzy Apple (super sweet and fruity!), Lime.
Lemon Balm.... calm in a cup.
Anise Hyssop... mild licorice flavour
Lovage... amazing chicken soup/ curry flavoured stalks when cooked.
Parsley.... Moss Curled.
MEDICINAL HERBS.... Lg pots $15 sm. $5- $7
Marshmallow... super soother, for the digestive system and skin
Milk Thistle... Liver helper
Elecampane... Lung helper.
Comfrey... Beautiful little purple bells and fuzzy leaves. Amazing skin helper/healer and compost enhancer
SHADE TREES- $25- $30 1 gal pots
Silver Poplar
Weeping Willow
Golden Willow
Curly Corkscrew Willow
BERRIES $20 - $25 1 gal pots
Red Raspberry... Large and prolific.
Goji Berry... super powered, brilliant orange and very prolific. Great dried and fresh.
Black Currants.... amazing in smoothies, baking and brewing.
Red Currants .... 1st burst of colour on our homestead salads. Tart, sweet. Also a classic jelly berry.
Seedless Green Table Grapes (Interlaken).... So delicious!!!!
Choke Cherry.... local wild medicinal. Makes a great addition to home brew too!
AND MORE TO COME!!!
Lots at the stand and more still sizing up in the greenhouse. Please contact to get your special order ready for pick up. Or drop on by ANYTIME and check out the stand!
Happy GROWING and
Big Monkey LOVE~

02/20/2026

SWEET POTATO SLIPS (PLANTS) FOR SALE

$2.50 each up to 10 plants
$2 each 11-99 plants
$1.75 each 100+plants

We are taking pre-orders for bare root sweet potato slips (plants) for pickup at the farm:

Monkey in the Garden
8820 Hwy # 8
8.5 kms outside of Spences Bridge

Please message us with your order

They will be ready for pickup between mid- April through June

The planting time for sweet potatoes is late May and through June, when the soil has thoroughly warmed up
These plants produce delicious sweet orange fleshed sweet potatoes. In a good year we average 7.5 lbs per plant, with many plants yielding way more than this with lots of big tubers.

This variety performs well in our climate and is high yielding in the appropriate conditions.

Sweet potatoes are an easy crop to grow if you provide the following:

!00% full sun (no shade at all)

Well composted garden beds

Plastic mulch (black or clear)

Regular water

We space our plants in double rows 16" apart, and plants 16" apart in each row.

They can also be planted as far apart as 2 feet in the centre of the bed, but the 16" spacing offers a good harvest with big and medium tubers.

They require more heat than other crops. If you can ripen tomatoes, you can grow sweet potatoes. Even better if you can ripen melons.

They are ready to be harvested before first fall frost.

At this time you:

Cut the vines (livestock love these succulent vines)

Carefully dig the sweet potatoes (they can really anchor themselves into the soil- especially clay soil)

Harvest into boxes.

Immediately upon harvest, bring the boxes into a preheated room at 30-32 celsius (a closet or bathroom with a heater works well)

Cover the boxes loosely with plastic and cure for 1 week

This curing process starts the conversion of starches to sugars, and helps the sweet potatoes to store properly for up to 2 years!

They need to be stored at or above 13 celsius, in boxes loosely covered with plastic.

They will start being delicious by Halloween, and will peak in flavour by Christmas.

For more info we highly recommend the book: Sweet Potatoes for the Home Garden by Ken Allan