Want to enjoy vegetables you’ve grown yourself in your own backyard or on your balcony in a container garden? No space is too small to grow vegetables sustainably! A Toronto Master Gardener will lead a demonstration on growing vegetables from…
Best plants for growing in containers on balconies facing west with a lot of sun which will survive Toronto winters, zone 5/6. Balcony is on the 4th floor, one with roof , the other without.
What type of planters are…
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I am new to gardening and while reading about gardening I came across Toronto master gardeners website and it has been very helpful to understand some basics, do’s and don’ts. So thank you for that.
I am looking…
As annual plants complete their lifecycle in a single season the concept of drought tolerance is a bit moot. Unlike perennials that can become drought tolerant after they are well established, our Southern Ontario short growing season means that annuals…
I have a balcony in East York facing south. I would like to start gardening in the container(the size of Home Depot pale). I would like to know what kind of vegetables that are easy to grow.…
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I have recently purchased a grafted fruit tree. The base is a pear tree with a mix of plum, peach, nectarine and other stone fruit grafted on each branch. I purchased the tree from a farm and they said…
Most of the earth’s ecosystems, including much of our food supply, are dependent on pollinators.
Embedded in the ground as they are, most flowering plants need help to reproduce. Over 80 percent of flowering plants need pollinators such as birds,…
Growing houseplants can be just as rewarding as outdoor gardening. Healthy houseplants add beauty to the home and, for many, growing houseplants is the only way to express an interest in horticulture and love of plants. Plants in the natural…
