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Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved Sakura's White Bleeding Heart in the street garden I wanted to write and thank you all for your very kind words and wishes about yesterday's post. I've been overwhelmed. Thank you. I have to admit I have

Making More Mint

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved Mint has got to be one of the easiest plants to grow. Just plop it into some reasonably rich soil in a reasonably sunny spot and watch it take over. Evidence of its opportunistic habit probably

First Harvest at the Community Garden

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved 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.

Touching Tomatoes

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved They say that lightly brushing your hands against tomato leaves stimulates a growth hormone in the plant encouraging radial (aka stockier) growth. I'm still searching for a study that supports this but I chose to believe

Early Days at the Community Garden Plot

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved 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

Thrifty Ugly Bucket Camo

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved The discussion around inexpensive containers for indeterminate tomato plants in a recent post has brought up a good point regarding how to conceal the clinical blandness of food industry buckets. The conversation in that post reminded

Your Questions Answered: Thrifty Containers for Tomatoes

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I've got a question on tomatoes. I've recently ordered about nine tomato plants. They're still kind of babies, but it turns out that they're indeterminates, not determinates like was expected. In the book it says that

Time to Start the Seeds

Photo by Gayla Trail It's been decided. The first round of seed-starting 2008 starts today. I considered shooting a mini video how-to of this procedure to post here but decided against it because it is another miserably grey and sunless day in Toronto

Turning Towards Spring

Photo by Gayla Trail I'm writing this post today for all of you out there, who like me, have hit the cold, hard wall of Winter head-first. If success is measured by achieving an intentional purpose then this has been one of the most

Seed Starting and Springing Ahead

Photo by Davin Risk Many of us in the Northern Hemisphere are rapidly approaching that last straw part of winter, looking for a little sun and some springtime cheer to warm our hearts, minds and bodies. When you can't take another minute of winter

Mix Up Your Own Seed Starting Mix

Photo by Gayla Trail I posted this recipe a year ago but it is buried in a larger post and I decided it would be better-accessed if it had its own place. Making your own mix is SUPER easy and worth the small effort

Planting and Growing Garlic (Allium sativum)

garlic_hardneck.jpg Garlic Shown: Stiff-neck which tends to be hardy and stores well over the long term. Sitting down to write this, my first thoughts are to apologize for the slow down in updates recently. I consider writing to assure you that the slow down is

Over-wintering Hot Peppers (Part 2)

variegata_pepper.jpg Earlier this Fall I wrote about bringing your hot pepper plants indoors for overwintering. I've put together a short 2 minute clip showing how I dug up a 'Variegata' hot pepper plant from my community garden plot and transplanted it into

Tomatoes Like Milk

tomatoes_basket.jpg Readers of the You Grow Girl book might recall that I love a little milk mixed with water as a tomato disease preventative. Okay, I probably didn't go so far as to indicate a "love" for the concoction but I will say

Cheap n’ Easy Container Idea - Chive Basin

chivecontainer1.jpg If you're looking for a hardy herb that will produce a harvest all season-long, and can withstand just about anything you can throw at it then look no further than chives. I've been growing this wash basin of chives for so many years

Starting a Successful Community Garden

I've been receiving requests for information on starting a community garden since posting about my experience working with the H.O.P.E Community Garden Group here in Toronto. Starting a community garden is an awesome experience but it is also quite an undertaking. Starting a garden

Making a Community Garden

parkdalehopegarden2_sm.jpg Parkdale, the neighborhood where I have made my home for most of my adult life houses approximately 75% of its residents in apartments with 38% residing in high-rise towers without access to outdoor space. This neighbourhood is incredibly diverse with people hailing from

Peta 2 Magazine

I was recently interviewed for Peta2 magazine as a way to get young vegetarians excited about growing their own food. They've got a contest going to win a You Grow Girl prize pack that includes the You Grow Girl book, an "I Heart Dirt" t-shirt,

Your Questions Answered: Ladybug Confusion

Question: I just saw my first yellow and black ladybug! I live in Germany, but previously lived in North Carolina. Are the yellow and black ladybugs more common in Europe? - Kayla Answer: Yes, yellow and black ladybugs are native to Europe but can be found (although less

Toilet Roll Seed-Starter

Through the magic of online photo-sharing I have been catching a peak at little seedlings coming up all over the Northern Hemisphere. I've also been enjoying the smell of tomato plants sprouting fresh leaves right in my own home grow-op. The promise of spring
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