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Growing More-erer Food

Because I am afflicted with the disease commonly known as "Can't-Walk-Past-Plants, Most-Especially-Plants-on-Sale"-itis and because an entire kitchen garden that was non-existent a few days ago doesn't seem to be enough today; I done went and bought me some pathetic-looking transplants. But wait, they were only fifty cents!
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Gayla : July 11th, 2006 : 7 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Herbs, Veggies, Seasonal, Gardening 101, Gayla's Gardens

Succulent Window Box 2006

Growing succulents in the windowbox on the fire escape portion of my rooftop garden has become a tradition -- most likely because they are just about the only plants that can survive the intense sun, heat, and drought. The deck is fully exposed to all sorts of
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Gayla : June 7th, 2006 : 9 Comments
Posted in: Projects, Containers, Info, Gardening 101, Gayla's Gardens

Plant Shall Eat Plant

Make Herb Tea Fertilizer Did you know you can make liquid fertilizer for your plants using other plants? Sounds like floral cannibalism but it's not unlike compost when you think about it. Some plants are high in particular nutrients which can be extracted in the same way
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Gayla : May 8th, 2006 : 13 Comments
Posted in: Projects, Info, Gardening 101, Foraging

Grow a Crate o’ Mache

I keep hearing that fancy, mega-expensive containers are one of the current trends in gardening this year. To which I reply with a big fat WHATEVER. You can keep your fancy-schmancy urns and leave all of that quality junk for me. I found this discarded
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Gayla : May 4th, 2006 : 21 Comments
Posted in: Projects, Link, Containers, Gardening 101

A Paper Garden

Paper Garden While they are probably meant for kids, these paper model projects featuring assorted plants, insects, and organisms are fun projects for any age. Models include your standard garden fare; lady bugs, and butterflies but take learning
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Gayla : May 3rd, 2006 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Link, Pests & Disease, Gardening 101, Ecology

Plant Sales - Mark Your Calendars

I hate to be so Toronto-centric but there are a number of local and very good plant sales coming up that ya'll should know about. They're more bang for your buck, the experience is fun, and often times the haul is of better quality than your typical
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Gayla : April 29th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Seasonal, Link, Info, Gardening 101, Events

How to be greener

I work at a university that has finally decided to develop a "sustainability initiative." Because I am a librarian, I was asked to create a bibliography of resources to enhance our faculty's understanding of the concept and how they might incorporate it into their departments' curricula.
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Christina : April 15th, 2006 : No Comments
Posted in: Reviews, Link, Info, Gardening 101, Ecology

Spring and fig advice

Since everyone else is doing their spring updates... Well, it's finally getting to the point where I'm not afraid it's going to snow again up on the hill, so time to think about getting back into the dirt! So far, I have renewed the old garden plot, though I'm
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Ariane : April 7th, 2006 : 10 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Seasonal, Fruit, Gardening 101

The Lazy Gardener’s Seed Starting Chart

by Maggie Wang Calculate seed sowing and planting dates in seconds with this even handier version of the Handy Seed Starting Chart. Archived article here
Gayla : March 31st, 2006 : No Comments
Posted in: Seeds, Propagation, Gardening 101, Spring

Summer Seeds

Summer is not the end of planting season. A list of perennials that can be started from seed in July and August. Archived article here
Gayla : October 4th, 2002 : No Comments
Posted in: Flowers, Seeds, Propagation, Gardening 101, Summer
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