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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

Red Mulch

It's really far too early to start getting supplies or thinking about tomatoes but with the weather outside being in the minus kill-me-nows I can't help but start peaking at the Lee Valley catalogue. I've already decided that I'm going to sacrifice a couple of my

Catalogue Pressure

I gave into a seed catalogue yesterday. It was about time, really, with all the spring-like weather we've been facing. I'd been scanning catalogues bit by bit, but the bad graphics usually turn me off, and ones with stock images don't get a

Secret Gardens

I'll be traveling to Hamilton, Ontario this Sunday to do a book signing and give two presentations at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Giving gardening presentations and workshops has become a regular part of my spring schedule yet it is something I rarely seem to

Mutant Veggies at the Fall Fair

A friend and I attended The Royal, Toronto's big city attempt at a country fall fair. I was unable to make it over the last few years and forgot how good it is. Fall fairs are like cultural anthropology that happens close to home. There's

Late Season Gardening — Party Time, Excellent.

Despite the cold -- and the fact that we experienced a brief and light snowfall this afternoon -- outdoor gardening is still happening here in Toronto. I am yet to put any of my gardens to bed. The side garden is fine really. Doing a

Fall garden update

Sorry for being MIA the last little while! I got caught up with finishing my Masters over the summer months (what a way to spend the summer!), and am finally kind of getting things back in order now that it's finished... One of the things on

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

Pinto Success!

pinto beans I have made much of my project to grow some genuine protein in my garden in the form of some humble pinto beans here at The Dirt and so it is with glowing pride that I come here to share

‘Chinese Five Colour’ Hot Peppers

'Chinese Five Color' Hot Pepper At a Toronto area You Grow Girl meetup last week we discussed our gardening successes and disappointments of the last year. Beth, a rooftop container gardener mentioned that she was most disappointed by her container-grown 'Chinese Five Colour' (or
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