Canadian Organic Growers
Urban Gardeners show respect for the environment by reducing wastage and recycling. Plans for the upcoming growing season might include reduced plastic and increased composting. The first will help the environment, the second will help your urban food and flower gardens, and both will save you money.
Just in time for garden planning, Rob Danforth reviews all things tomato: varieties, plant forms, planting, watering, dealing with blight, training and supporting, and of course… enjoying!
If you have full spectrum grow lights (fluorescent tubes or LED’s) or a sunny window, you can grow and enjoy fresh salad greens this winter. I do, heirloom spinach is a favourite.
This is a box bed of 4×4 posts assembled with simple overlapping corners: no complicated corners, no upright posts to drive into the ground or to nail the boards to, no metal corners or strapping, and no shelving to add to the top of the bed.
An insect hotel near your garden is yet another way to encourage the helpful insects (pollinators & predators) to take up residence in your immediate area.
Is there a stone in your garden? Not a rock, but a decorative stone, a focal point, an eye catcher, a contrast to the plants to show them off more, a natural look ornament instead of artifacts of glass, metal, cement, resin, or plastic. I have long been fascinated by trees and stones – in addition to gardens.