Plantarium
The Gardening Educator in me wants to tell you why products like the Plantarium are not viable tools for growing healthy seedlings. Look for a moment at the product photo. The seedlings inside the vial are very leggy, thin, and weak. 
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The Gardening Educator in me wants to tell you why products like the Plantarium are not viable tools for growing healthy seedlings. Look for a moment at the product photo. The seedlings inside the vial are very leggy, thin, and weak. Your Gardens
While harvesting a-plenty from my own gardens, I have been eagerly following the harvest from your gardens. The Garden Show & Tell section of the homepage has been filling up lately with photos of vine-ripened tomatoes and piles of peppers. And I have noticed
Why I Love This Time of Year
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I have been in love with my rooftop garden this past month. Every meal includes something picked fresh from the garden that morning - there's a bowl of fresh produce on the Another Reason to Compost
I discovered another cost of garbage, both economical and environmental, while watching a segment on solar powered trash compactors on Daily Planet. I don't know why this didn't occur to me, but of course fuel is needed to operate the garbage trucks that haul garbage off
Can’t Stop the Tomatillo!
In an effort to grow new-to-me determinant tomato varieties, I completely forgot to grow tomatillos this year. By the time I realized my mistake it was too late to start tomatillos from seed and none of my favorite local transplant suppliers were growing them. I'm
Seeds Gone Wild (Lessons for a Seed Whore)
Get seeds organized and in one place is a process I haven't been able to grasp yet. It is not easy when you collect and trade seeds. I have found seeds in bowls put away in the kitchen, seeds in packets in my drawers drawer, My Minty Centrepieces
I got married last month and I sure as sugar wasn't going to incorporate the usual, boring, over-the-top, expensive floral centrepieces I saw in most wedding magazines into our reception!
Instead, I thought I'd buy scented geraniums. However, when I got to Richter's to buy them
EcoForms
The world of gardening containers is a sad carnival of ugly. I grow A LOT of plants, therefore requiring A LOT of pots. Unfortunately, the few stylish containers out there fall outside of a price range affordable to the Aphid Invasion
This year I've been feeling pretty overwhelmed by aphids in my yard. On my dahlias, my poppies, the shasta daisies and of course the roses. Earlier they tried to take up residence on my pole beans and recently they also tried to move in on my chard. And
Fall Gardening What-For
As fall approaches, its time to get the second bed going. This time the focus will be on leafy greens, lettuces, bulby plants
like garlic and onions, beets and other tasty roots, cabbages and their cousins, and maybe some beans.
There are lots of
like garlic and onions, beets and other tasty roots, cabbages and their cousins, and maybe some beans.
There are lots of
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