Having Discovered a Thirteenth…
Right. So. Yet another reason why I can not grow edibles in the Guerilla / Street Garden.
The other night we stepped outside for a walk to discover a giant patch of bright blue paint slapped 
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Right. So. Yet another reason why I can not grow edibles in the Guerilla / Street Garden.
The other night we stepped outside for a walk to discover a giant patch of bright blue paint slapped First Harvest at the Community Garden
We popped over for a quick mini-visit to the community garden yesterday afternoon. I wanted to bring some kitchen scraps to add to the compost bin on our way to have lunch and run errands. It Turns Out That While Not Fatal, This Particular Disease Can Not Be Cured
I bought another box of pansies yesterday. This new batch falls primarily within a blacks, dark purples and reds colour palette. Some are frilly.
In case you are interested they are as follows: 'Panola Fire,' 'Imperial Antique Shades,' 'Frizzle Sizzle Mix' Early Days at the Community Garden Plot
Last fall I decided to participate in a national growing experiment called, The Great Canadian Garlic Collection, wherein hundreds, possibly thousands of gardening nerds are growing garlic, recording their results, and then pooling the data so 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 Happy Spring Equinox!!
Considering the particularly harsh nature of winter in the north this year, the need to celebrate the solstice/equinox/vernal equinox/whatever they're calling it these days is stronger than ever. Spring can not arrive fast enough. Do you think blowing on Seedy Saturday Haul 2008
Another Seedy Saturday Toronto has come and gone and like last year I managed, with great effort, to make it around to a few booths and pick up some seeds. The event was more packed than ever this First Impressions - Austin, Texas
While I've only been here the equivalent of a generous five minutes and my impressions are based on the airport, the view from a cab, an enthusiastic cabbie, and the grounds of my hotel I have a few thoughts about Austin, Texas.
Tillandsia! - Ya'll didn't tell me
In the Beginning, a Seed
This is the first package of seeds I have purchased for the 2008 growing season. Of course I have acquired other seeds via trades but this was the first I bought. It has a decidedly Canadian sounding name, no? Experiencing Fresh Cacao
On our third day in Cuba we took a trip organized by our hotel up into the Sierra Maestra mountains. There were a few different legs to the excursion, the first of which was a stop at around the halfway mark
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