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Archive: March, 2008

Meat Lover’s Seed Collection

Sounds like meat, as opposed to accompanying meat. 'Bacon' Bush Bean - I am guessing it doesn't actually taste like bacon although meat lovers everywhere would like for someone to get on that, stat! 'Caseknife' Bush Bean 'Bloody Butcher' Tomato - Don't hurt me! 'Jack Rabbit Kidney'

Gayla : March 31st, 2008 : 7 Comments: Posted in: Seeds, Deep Thoughts

Ball Moss (Tillandsia recurvata)

Photo by Gayla Trail All Rights Reserved

Gayla : March 31st, 2008 : 5 Comments: Posted in: Daily Botanical

Assorted and Sundry for 08/03/28

Mouse and Trowel Awards 2008 - Vote for your favourite garden blogs. Earth Hour - Turn your lights off for an hour starting at 8pm tomorrow night. March 29, 2008. Buying Organic - This buying guide chart from Good Magazine illustrates the who's who of

Gayla : March 28th, 2008 : 2 Comments: Posted in: Link

Gardens Illustrated February 2008

-from February 2008 issue of BBC's Garden's Illustrated magazine. View pdf. - page 12

Gayla : March 28th, 2008 : 7 Comments: Posted in: Press, Published

Agave Growing on a Roof (Austin, Texas)

Gayla : March 27th, 2008 : 2 Comments: Posted in: Daily Botanical

First Look at a New Tomato

And the winner in the race to germination is... 'Purple Calabash' Tomato. Because I know some of you will ask, I will just go ahead and clarify that the drops of water on the leaves

Gayla : March 27th, 2008 : 19 Comments: Posted in: Veggies, Seeds, Spring

Spring Allotment (with Umbrella)

Gayla : March 26th, 2008 : 4 Comments: Posted in: Daily Botanical

The Slasher Movies and Adult Film Title Seed Collection

For the gardener with an unsophisticated sense of humor. Myself included. Tomato's tend to dominate this theme. 'Cannibal' Tomato 'Bloody Butcher' Tomato 'Beaver Lodge Slicer' Tomato 'Black Seaman' Tomato - No matter how I say it "seaman" always gets

Gayla : March 26th, 2008 : 11 Comments: Posted in: Seeds, Deep Thoughts

Ordering Seeds the Hard Way

I recently sent off seed requests via Seeds of Diversity Canada, a seed exchange organization dedicated to the preservation of heritage varieties that I joined last summer. In the face of online ordering, the ease of PayPal transactions, and