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gardening
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A city discourages urban farming
I was not proud to be a Torontonian on Friday after reading in The Toronto Star that the city of Toronto is forcing an urban family to tear up the vegetable garden they’ve lovingly grown in their front yard because it encroaches – slightly – on city property. The real kicker is that the city [...]
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Grow your own potatoes
It’s totally worth it. Especially if they’re ready just in time for a Thanksgiving feast.
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Oh my, what a harvest!
Can you believe all those vegetables? I still can’t and I harvested all of those myself last night. We’re now up to our noses in cucumber, lettuce and kale, but you’re not going to hear me complain. It’s safe to say I’m getting my five to 10 a day right now. I’m still a little [...]
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First harvest!
This past Sunday Kipp and I experienced a great deal of excitement because we pulled our first harvest from our garden. We were so giddy walking home with about two dozen radishes and a bunch of baby lettuce and kale. And, as you’d expect, we had a tasty salad for dinner. How rewarding! Now I [...]
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My little seedlings
Is it just me, or does everyone feel super protective of their baby seedlings? I’m forever huddling over them like an over-bearing mother, begging them to get strong and grow. I’m continuously asking them if they need more water, more light, more room … And you know what the problem is? They don’t answer me. [...]
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My new pets!
We got some new pets! Well, they’re not exactly your run-of-the-mill furry, four-legged friends. They’re squirmy, slimy and wiggly, but these somewhat unappealing little guys produce something called black gold that gardeners rave about. I first read about vermicomposting in Gayla Trail’s wonderful book You Grow Girl. Vermicompost is a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer, and to [...]
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Gardening giveaway!
I’m sure you’ve all been thinking about gearing your garden up for spring. You’re all ordering your seeds, stockpiling used yogurt containers for starting your seedlings and dreaming of fresh produce. I have a great giveaway for the gardeners of the bunch – A Garant Enviro planter (an environmentally friendly planter made of renewable resources [...]
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Getting excited about gardening
Is it because it’s barely gone below zero in the past few days that I can’t get gardening off my mind? Is the same thing happening to you? Well, it’s sort of a blessing because, as a gardening novice, it’s time to start thinking about planning out my garden plot. I’m very nervous as it’s [...]
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Community gardens
We’ve been on the hunt for a community garden so that next year we can take our container gardening up a notch. Though gardening on the back porch has been fun (and rather convenient), I’m ready to move on to something bigger and better. Recently, we found a community garden that we like the sound [...]
