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Phase 1 Complete

Phase 1 of "Project Deck Garden 2006" was enacted yesterday afternoon. It was inspired by a sunny day and a headache that wouldn't quit, which not surprisingly, was abated after a few hours in the fresh air. I won't bore you with the details as Phase
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Gayla : April 19th, 2006 : 15 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Veggies, Seasonal, Containers, Seeds, Gayla's Gardens

Getting My Seeds Started, Right

This year will go down in history as the year I not only started seeds on time, organized all seeds by category (direct sow, indoor starts, and never-going-to-grow-it-so-trade-it-already), AND managed to draw up some kind of "plan" beyond casual (and quickly forgetten) mental lists. I rule.
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Gayla : April 8th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Veggies, Projects, Info, Seeds

There’s Some Livin’ Going On

We've been experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures here in Toronto which have pushed me to get out and do some early-season garden work. I can't recall being this eager to get gardening but I suspect that I am always this excited, it's just the lapse of time between
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Gayla : March 31st, 2006 : 8 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Herbs, Seasonal, Containers, Seeds, Bulbs, Gayla's Gardens

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

Seedy Saturday 2006

I spent the day selling t-shirts and books at the Toronto Seedy Saturday event this weekend. It really is growing bigger and better every year (see a pic here). The aisles were packed with excited gardeners from 10 am on and I got to
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Gayla : March 19th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Veggies, Seasonal, Seeds

The Problem with Seedlings

Uh oh, now I worry that I’ll be giving them a complex. “Problem children? She’s calling us PROBLEMS?? Oh, we’ll show HER problems….grumble…” Oh yes, the seedlings have minds of their own, have no doubt about that. And there’s the crux of the matter….the seedlings are a hard
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Tasha : March 13th, 2006 : 6 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Veggies, Seeds, Fruit

Handy Seed Starting Chart

by Gayla Trail Remembering when to sow and when to plant out can be tricky when you've got a wild variety of seedlings on the go. Download and print out this seed starting plan to chart out the sow dates, and planting out dates of this year's crop. Download
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Gayla : March 4th, 2006 : No Comments
Posted in: Seeds, Propagation, Spring

Fall seed saving

Melon season has brought to me a new hobby: seed saving. I know it may surprising, but this has never been a priority for me... This year, however, was different, because over the course of the past month, I have eaten some of the best melons
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Ariane : October 4th, 2005 : 6 Comments
Posted in: Seeds

I’m in love, I’m in love!

I’m sure some of you know that feeling, when you just can’t pull your eyes away, and you feel the constant need to touch and stroke and caress. Marveling at the beauty and perfection that belongs to you and only you, that needs you as much as you
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Tasha : April 28th, 2005 : 7 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Veggies, Info, Seeds

The New Plot

Today I threw in a few plants and a few seeds to my new garden just as the sun was going down and it started to rain. I'm glad I'm finally getting things started! The rest of the plants will be already started. I don't
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Kelly : March 27th, 2005 : 8 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Herbs, Veggies, Seasonal, Seeds
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