This summer, as with many years past, I nurtured three tomato plants on my south-facing balcony. Two were Roma tomatoes, and, for the first time, I experimented with growing an heirloom tomato (featured in the bottom left picture).
Around mid-summer,…
Our harlequin maple is 25 years old and has always been beautiful with green and yellow outline leaves. We know know to remove entire green leaves so the whole tree doesn’t become green leaves. This season (we live in Ottawa)…
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I just planted 30 Emerald cedars in a row (1st week of august) 6 and 7 foot tall trees purchased from a nursery. I was told the trees were Ontario grown and can note some were burlaps root ball…
I have always put my stargazer lilies on my south facing balcony in full sun. Balcony gets partial shade in the morning and full sun from noon on. This year my lilies are struggling. The leaves start turning brown from…
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I hope this finds you well! 1 and a half month ago, I transplanted three 6ft Emerald Cedars. I dug up a large root ball and planted them using 60% native soil, 40% topcoat/compost. They were thriving for…
Hello and thanks as always for being there to give us the benefit of your wisdom.
I am in the Leaside area of Toronto – zone 6b.
My Bloodgood (I think it is Bloodgood – I planted before I started…
I inherited this young olive tree plant from a friend in September 2022. For 6 months it sat in a Southeast facing window. For a while it did okay, but then started to wilt. I think I was over watering…
I planted a cranberry bush (viburnum) 2 years ago. The plant is thriving and growing lots of healthy foliage as well as growing by several feet. The exposure is west and it gets lots of Sun. However, it shows no…
I have an early variety deep red double peony bush. In the past it would be loaded with buds. However the last few years it is producing fewer blossoms. This season I only had two and the bush itself is…
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I recently got 2 Blueberry plants, one Pink Icing (ZF06-079) and one Peach Sorbet (ZF06-043), and I noticed that the leaves are not as healthy as I’d expect for this time. I’m concerned they are suffering from some level…
