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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

This is What $80 in Seeds Looks Like

Sooooooo........... I'm ready for my intervention. seeds_april11.jpg Approximately $80 worth of seeds (plus duty charged by Canada Post) showed up in the mail over the last few days. That would be in addition to the COUNTLESS seeds I already have. And the ones that

Seed-Starting Tags/Chart

goldtopchart1.jpg As per usual I did not read instructions and jumped headfirst into converting Goldtop's cute Seed-Starting Chart into little seedling pot tags. Turns out they are great for either purpose. goldtopchart2.jpg I printed mine on cardstock, cut them out,

Tomatoes to Grow in Containers (or anywhere else for that matter)

Lots of tomatoes.  Grown on my rooftop in containers. Since I have begun talking about seeds and showing photos of my little seedlings, people have been writing in to ask me what I'm growing. I have been purposefully avoiding saying too much about

Blast From the Past

Jennifer Perkins of the famous Naughty Secretary Club just reposted this interview we did... a whole bunch of years ago. I have to admit that when I saw her message in my inbox my first thought was, "Oh [insert expletive here], what did I say

Lee Valley Windowsill Seed Starter

Last spring the world aligned in such a way leading to what I can only describe as a collapse in judgement wherein I purchased an actual device to start my seeds in. Firstly, I am a gluttonous gardener and had compiled a frightening collection of seeds to

Seedy Saturday 2007

Another Seedy Saturday has come and gone and as usual I went in with big ideas but didn't quite make it to all the booths. However, this year I can proudly say that I made a list and mostly stuck to it! What's more, most of

It Has Begun… Seeds 2007

Have you started your seeds yet? This has been the most common topic on everyone's mind lately and the question I have been asked most in the last few weeks. People should know by now that I'm a late start. I rarely get my seeds

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.

Starting

And almost as though to laugh at me in the face in regards to my last post, it has been snowing, snowing, snowing here for approximately four hours today, and sticking to boot. It started just as I had arrived home from buying myself a plastic flat,
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