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Wasp Invasion!

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I haven't noticed it to be quite the exaggerated horror film some are saying, but apparently Toronto is in the midst of a yellow jacket population explosion. The increase is thought to be the result of the

Slugs and Snails: A Paradox

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved Why is it that I can crush a slug underfoot, albeit with some trepidation? But when it comes to snails, forget it. They are carefully transferred to another area away from my lettuce and kale. I'll let a

City Chickens!

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I went to visit some city chickens yesterday afternoon. Chickens! I have a fascination with chickens, but alas, it is not legal to keep them in Toronto. And even if it were legal, I do

Your Questions Answered: Tomato Thieves

Question: We always love your articles and website. Keep it up!! In this past weekend article on tomatoes, you didn’t answer the burning question…what did your brother do about the squirrels??????? They have already chomped the small tomatoes that were forming on our one plant and I know

Baby Spiders!

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved It's like the wild animal kingdom around here lately. We discovered dozens of these newly hatched garden spiders (Argiope aurantia) crawling all over the sides of the compost bin at the community garden the other day.

Mantis Watch 2009: HATCHED!

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I woke up this morning to the news that the mantids had begun hatching from the egg case (aka ootheca) and were filling up that little bag. I honestly didn't think it was going

Mantis Watch 2009

Photo by Gayla Trail All Rights Reserved As previously mentioned, I bought a praying mantis egg case at the Parkdale Horticultural Society Plant Sale the other day. It's not exactly the most effective form of pest prevention in the garden for a few reasons:

Shifting My Worm Bin

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved My composting worms are housed in an average-sized bin that we keep in the hallway just outside our apartment door. This spot next to the recycling bin is great three out of four seasons of the

Worms for Composting

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I ordered a 1/2 pound of red wiggler worms back in May but the sellers have experienced such a boom in orders this year that they were unable to fill my order until July. Encouraging don't you

Assorted and Sundry for 08/05/02

Toronto Backyard Chickens Petition - Long-term readers of the site will know I have a fixation with chickens. Keeping chickens is pretty high up on my life to-do list but there are several key issues currently blocking this life goal. 1. I don't have a
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