First Look at a New Tomato
And the winner in the race to germination is... 'Purple Calabash' Tomato. Because I know some of you will ask, I will just go ahead and clarify that the drops of water on the leaves 
Category: Spring
And the winner in the race to germination is... 'Purple Calabash' Tomato. Because I know some of you will ask, I will just go ahead and clarify that the drops of water on the leaves Ordering Seeds the Hard Way
I recently sent off seed requests via Seeds of Diversity Canada, a seed exchange organization dedicated to the preservation of heritage varieties that I joined last summer. In the face of online ordering, the ease of PayPal transactions, and Happy Spring Equinox!!
Considering the particularly harsh nature of winter in the north this year, the need to celebrate the solstice/equinox/vernal equinox/whatever they're calling it these days is stronger than ever. Spring can not arrive fast enough. Do you think blowing on 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 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 Lettuce, More Than Just 80% Water
This is one of those ideas that is insanely simple yet effective. Grow a couple of lettuce varieties with pretty leaf shapes and bright colours. Put them together in a container that sets off their leaf colours or grow them in individual pots Four Types of Sage
Yesterday afternoon I brought home a first harvest from the four different kinds of hardy sage (Salvia officinalis) I've got growing at the community garden. It's not much, just a handful of clippings that I pinched off to make the plants grow bushier Sale Season is Starting
I picked up this gorgeous and awesomely huge sage plant for a buck fifty a few days ago. Okay sure I already have more sage than I can shake a stick at but you know how it is.... It was so big and Before and After - Strawberry Canister
This is what it looked like today. There was a third ripe strawberry this morning but a certain someone (hint: rhymes with Gavin) got to it before I could take some photos.
What it looked like at planting time a few weeks
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