When Lettuce Bolts: The Fatal Rush to Seed
Last year, I had planned to host a dinner party and serve a nice salad as an appetizer. Everything lookedContinue Reading
Author: Audrey Martel
Audrey Martel is a biologist who graduated from the University of Montreal. After more than ten years in the field of scientific animation, notably for Parks Canada and the Granby Zoo, she joined Nature Conservancy of Canada to take up new challenges in scientific writing. She then moved into marketing and joined Leo Studio. Full of life and always up for a giggle, or the discovery of a new edible plant, she never abandoned her love for nature and writes articles for both Nature sauvage and the Laidback Gardener.
No Palm Trees up North, No Maples Down South!
Forgive me, but I’m going to talk about my trip to Spain again. It’s the third week in a row,Continue Reading
Olive Oil: How Is It Made?
For years, I cooked with what I thought was olive oil. A liter for five dollars, the store brand—the oneContinue Reading
La Concepción Historical Botanical Garden in Málaga: where trees meet the mountains
My partner and I have a well-documented problem: we can’t go on a trip without including at least one gardenContinue Reading
Fiddlehead: Spring in a Bite
Every year, once the snow has finally given us a break, I find myself standing in the mud by aContinue Reading
Plants That Shouldn’t Be Transplanted (And It’s Not Because of the Shock)
Last week, we saw that transplant shock is a trial our tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants go through with some grumbling,Continue Reading
Transplant Shock: Your Tomato Plant Is Going to Act Like a Diva (And That’s Normal)
You’ve spent weeks pampering your seedlings. Perfect lighting, careful watering, and carefully monitored temperatures. And then, you transplant your littleContinue Reading
5 Quick Tips (That We Often Forget!) to Help Your Seedlings
You watch them grow with pride, water them, and place them under your grow lights like family heirlooms. Your seedlingsContinue Reading
Mycorrhizal Pathways to Deliver Nutrients: Could This Spell the End of Compost Carts?
Every spring, it’s the same story. The compost bin is bursting at the seams with that precious black gold… andContinue Reading
Miniature Pots and Me: A Complicated Relationship
I have a dream. A modest dream, to be sure, but a dream nonetheless: a row of cute little plantsContinue Reading