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A Slow July

Well, better late than never, here is my review of July--it consisted of more aphid infestation and finally planting the community garden plot (yay!) Just after ridding my herb boxes of the green aphids that sucked the life out of the dill, a new breed decided to take up

Ariane : August 9th, 2005 : 9 Comments: Posted in: Journal, Herbs, Veggies, Seasonal, Pests & Disease

Rooftop Garden: July 1

Things are coming along swell on the rooftop garden. In fact, this is turning out to be my best year ever! The weather has been incredibly hot and dry, and as a result I have been out there religiously watering containers, sometimes as much as twice

Gayla : July 2nd, 2005 : 5 Comments: Posted in: Journal, Herbs, Veggies, Seasonal, Containers, Fruit

the good, the bad, and the really ugly.

I began the season with high spirits, unfortunately, the ugly weather out here has put a cramp in my grand plans. My garden plot is a bog and has subsequently STILL not been planted. I don't know how much longer I can hold out, but the

Ariane : June 27th, 2005 : No Comments: Posted in: Journal, Herbs, Seasonal, Fruit

June Update

It's time for the update, and I'm pleased. Well, sort of. My garden is going slower than I would have liked, but it's going strong regardless. Finally, last weekend I got everything in the ground that'll be there for this year. That means I

Kelly : June 14th, 2005 : 3 Comments: Posted in: Journal

Waiting for the Rain

We've been experiencing a rather long bought of both extremely high temperatures and humidity levels plus drought here in the city. They've been getting rain and other strange weather patterns outside the city, but here in the core it's been nothing but massive heat and humidity with

Gayla : June 13th, 2005 : 2 Comments: Posted in: Journal, Gayla's Gardens

Herb Fair 2005

Last Sunday marked the annual Ontario Herbalist's Association Herb Fair at Harbourfront. I am pleased to announce that it was also the most successful You Grow Girl Toronto Meetup to date with our best turnout yet!! Before I go any further I'm just going to come

Gayla : June 8th, 2005 : 3 Comments: Posted in: Journal, Herbs, Veggies, Places, Seasonal

Garden Update: Side Garden and Deck

This week has been a frenzy of cleaning, selecting plants and planting. As hard as I try, I've got perpetual dirt-under-the-nails. I should have thought to take a picture to show what I mean.

I haven't been up to much in

Gayla : June 3rd, 2005 : 2 Comments: Posted in: Journal, Gayla's Gardens

Parkdale Horticultural Society Plant Sale 2005

Another May, another act of gluttony at the Parkdale Horticultural Society plant sale. Okay perhaps there was slightly less gluttony on my part this year -- arriving late always helps since the good stuff goes in a matter of minutes. But I just can't help myself

Gayla : May 14th, 2005 : 4 Comments: Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Herbs, Seasonal, Containers, Info

Seedlings’ Big Day!

There comes a time in every seedling’s life when it must leave the safety of the nest for the cold, harsh world outside. Now, I’ve been reluctant to get to this point, having been sufficiently scarred from last year’s fiasco, where monsoon rains rolled in EVERY TIME I

Tasha : May 10th, 2005 : 1 Comment: Posted in: Journal, Veggies

May!

Gayla has been kind enough to let me in on the plant journal action, thanks! So, to update, I went with some friends down to the VanDusen plant sale last weekend. Meet my new little friends, and some old ones!