First Harvest at the Community Garden
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. 
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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. 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
Touching Tomatoes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Winter is Cold, News at Eleven
Photo by Davin Risk
Sigh. This view of my roof garden from the door feels a million miles away today.
Remember summer? Yeah, me neither. If not for photographic evidence I would have to assume these so-called memories are in Grow Where You Are Planted
So I was gonna hold off on this one until it hit new stands but it looks like Organic Gardening Magazine let the cat out of the bag early and has published an article I wrote for the Feb 2008 issue The Horribly Late Roof Garden Clean Up That Never Was 2007
I desperately need to clean up my rooftop garden. Desperately. Double desperately. It's horrible how long I've let it got this year really. The warmer Fall temperatures were wonderfully evil and I just went with it pretending that Fall would continue forever. I rewarded myself
Planting and Growing Garlic (Allium sativum)
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 Windowsill Plants
The plants were so lovely in the window today on a sunny November afternoon. I could not help but grab a camera to capture the moment.
This is 'Variegata' hot pepper, a gorgeous and edible heirloom variety that has READ MORE...
This is 'Variegata' hot pepper, a gorgeous and edible heirloom variety that has READ MORE...No Basil Left Behind
Proudly cradling the basil harvested from my community garden plot. Varieties include: 'African Blue', 'Purple Ruffles', 'Sweet Basil', 'Genovese', 'Columnar', 'Spicy Globe', 'Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil', 'Dark Opal', and 'Pesto Perpetuo' (a variegated variety).
I reluctantly harvested the remaining basil plants from my community garden Over-wintering Hot Peppers (Part 2)
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 The Great Canadian Garlic Nerd Fest
I recently became an official card-carrying member of Seeds of Diversity, a move that was a long time coming. Okay, to be honest there is no actual membership card but there really should be -- I am a proud nerd who loves Inside My Tool Bag - October 2007
My favourite tool bag at my community garden plot, October 4, 2007. I forgot to bring a harvest bag and had to cram everything into the top of the tool bag. I'm currently harvesting lots of dandelion greens for boiling Rooftop Garden (July 2007)
Panoramic of the Roof Garden July 21, 2007.
The following was found in my archives and is dated for July 14.
