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Your Questions Answered: Forgotten Fall Bulbs

Question: I bought several cheap bags of daffodils and tulips on clearance this past December but didn’t get them into the ground on time. Spring is right around the corner, can I still plant them?
Gayla : March 2nd, 2007 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Flowers, Seasonal, Info, Gardening 101, Bulbs

Your Questions Answered: Tall and Floppy Seedlings

Question: I bought an all-in-one seed starting kit that is supposed to make the procedure a breeze. I’m new to this so I tried growing stuff like marigolds, pansies, and herbs but everything died! The seedlings grew tall and floppy with a couple of sad looking leaves.
Gayla : February 26th, 2007 : 17 Comments
Posted in: Seasonal, Info, Seeds, Propagation, Gardening 101

Rooting Begonias

This morning on my blog I wrote about how we're getting crowded out of our dining room by the sheer number of plants in there, so it seems only natural that the next thing I did this morning while drinking my coffee, and in my housecoat,
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Amy : February 21st, 2007 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Projects, Houseplants, Info, Propagation, Gardening 101

Lilac FAQs

I saw a comment pop up on an old post of mine from last May about Lilacs that I thought I would pull out and do my best to address here. The comment, or rather question was about a healthy seeming lilac bush that doesn't seem to
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Emira : February 18th, 2007 : 7 Comments
Posted in: Flowers, Link, Info, Gardening 101

Unkillable Herb: Broadleaf Thyme

Loads of gardening articles and books proclaim that it is easy to grow herbs indoors however it is my experience, and I bet it's yours too, that most herbs are fine during the summer months but many take a real beating towards the last half of winter.
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Gayla : February 5th, 2007 : 6 Comments
Posted in: Herbs, Containers, Houseplants, Info, Gardening 101

Your Questions Answered: Gift Orchids

A constant stream of questions comes flooding through my inbox on a regular basis. I try and answer as many as I can but it's quite an arduous task. It suddenly occured to me that maybe I should start answering these questions publically where everyone can
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Gayla : February 2nd, 2007 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Flowers, Link, Houseplants, Gardening 101

The Great Nightshade Confusion

Bittersweet Nightshade I recently discovered that what I have been identifying as 'Deadly Nightshade' since childhood is actually 'Bittersweet Nightshade' or 'Woody Nightshade' (Solanum dulcamara). I can see where the mistake could be made in terms of similarities in their foliage but both
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Gayla : January 18th, 2007 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Reviews, Link, Info, Gardening 101

Showering Them with… Water

I closed up shop on my rooftop garden this weekend. The terra cotta containers are all brought indoors and stored away for the winter. I'll admit that while I'm sad to see it end for another season, I have begun to realize that I really need
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Gayla : November 20th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Containers, Houseplants, Info, Gardening 101

Container Garden Clean-up

Today was a dry and mild reprieve from the awful cold, wet and sometimes windy late fall weather we've been enduring here in Southern Ontario -- a good day to do some garden work. I have found frozen water in the trays underneath the containers on the
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Gayla : November 5th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Seasonal, Containers, Info, Gardening 101

Garlic Lessons Learned

The only remaining bulbs I had on my list to plant for the Fall was my garlic. Planting out the garlic required a bit more preparation as I had to clean up some space in my veggie beds getting rid of finished beans, cukes and some arugula that
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Emira : October 23rd, 2006 : 8 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Veggies, Link, Info, Gardening 101, Food, Bulbs
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