Transplanting Indoors or Not?
A few weeks after sowing your fruit and vegetable seeds indoors, they have sprouted and grown. Now they have 4Continue Reading
Category: Sowing Seeds
Quebec Seed Growers’ Favourite Seeds, Part 2
Yesterday, Quebec seed growers presented us with unique, meaningful or favorites seeds. Here are some more! Grandma Nellie’s Yellow MushroomContinue Reading
Quebec Seed Growers’ Favourite Seeds, Part 1
Across Quebec, Canada and the world, the seed festival season begins in January and continues until March, when it’s timeContinue Reading
The secret to good potting soil (or why you should NOT pay $1.99 for your bag of potting soil)
By Julie Boudreau Last fall, a little something happened to me that inspired this text. In a garden center, uponContinue Reading
Autumn Sowing Is Possible… in Certain Cases
This spring, I took a little tour of a community garden with a friend (just a visit, as I’ve beenContinue Reading
Grow a Forest
It’s easier than you think! Follow Nature’s method and you can grow a forest in a seed flat with veryContinue Reading
Don’t Forget to Fertilize Your Seedlings
’At the beginning of April, I’m gradually starting my seedlings. In mid-March, I planted some verbena bonariensis. Since I don’tContinue Reading
It’s Still Not Too Late to Seed
Oh no! March has slipped by. April is well along and you still haven’t got your annuals and vegetables startedContinue Reading
Tips & Tricks for Top Quality Seedlings
If you’re like me, you grow dozens of plants from seed indoors every year — annuals, vegetables, herbs, and perennialsContinue Reading
Seedling Heating Mats: To Have or Not to Have? That Is the Question
Since the seedling season is starting, I was asked several times if it’s necessary to have a heat mat toContinue Reading