Plants Won’t Suffocate Inside a Bag
Don’t worry that your plant will suffocate inside a sealed plastic bag: remember that plants recycle the air they breathe, absorbingContinue Reading
Category: Gardening
How to Grow Herbs from Seed
You enjoy growing herbs and are used to buying them as plants … and there’s nothing wrong with that. ButContinue Reading
Family Ties Help Determine Crop Rotation
When planning crop rotation in the home garden, you need to know the family ties of your veggies and herbs.Continue Reading
Seed Starting Timeline for Success
Starting seeds indoors gives them a head start on the growing season. Photo: rhs.org.uk Starting Seeds Indoors For successful vegetableContinue Reading
Should You Really Start Potatoes From Sprouts?
By starting potatoes from sprouts, you may facilitate the spread of late blight disease. Photo: ZooFari, Wikimedia Commons I haveContinue Reading
Let’s Make 2022 Canada’s Year of the Garden
Here is some information about a project close to my heart: making 2022 the Year of the Garden in Canada. Continue Reading
Year of the Hardy Hibiscus
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selectsfive special plants to celebrate. Let’s look one ofContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Add Sand to Lighten Clay Soil
Contrary to popular belief, adding sand to a clay soil will not lighten it. In fact, it will make itContinue Reading
How to Grow a Florist’s Gloxinia
Florist’s gloxinia ‘Kaiser Wilhelm’, by far the most popular variety. Photo: bakker-hillegom.nl The florist’s gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) is most often grownContinue Reading
DIY: How to Arrange a Wildlife-Friendly Edge in Your Garden
You can easily invite wildlife into your garden. Photo: Jardins de fleurs Article by Kimberley Cornish Does your heart beatContinue Reading