Planters for vegetables
I have giant wooden planters we built around the edges of our deck last year. We filled them with potting soil and grew some herbs and vegetables. I am wondering if there is anything I need to do to prep…
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Fertilizing Container Vegetables *
I’m experimenting with growing vegetables in containers this year – tomatoes, sweet peppers, lemon cucumbers, scarlet runner beans. I made my own potting soil using peat moss, perlite, and a little pit of compost along with some slow release fertilizers…
How to prepare for gardening vegetables*
I have been assigned the task of maintaining my elderly father’s vegetable garden. Unfortunately, his health is in decline and like many of us 2nd and 3rd generation kids, I don’t know very much about the subject.The garden is about…
Trouble with vegetables – first time*
Hello,
I’m a first time gardener and 3 months ago planted cherry tomatoes, bush beans , radishes , mini watermelon, chives, dill, coriander, small cucumbers. They were all doing well except the dill and chives that we’re all started in…
Vegetable plant for new gardener
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.…
April: Flowers in the Vegetable Garden
As you plan your vegetable garden, include some flowering herbs and annuals in it to encourage the beneficial bugs to visit your garden. This is especially important if you plan to grow vegetables such as zucchini and cucumbers which have…
Powdery mildew on ornamental plants
Characteristics of powdery mildew
Powdery mildew is a common fungal disease that infects a broad spectrum of plants, including trees and shrubs, perennials, grasses, fruits and vegetables. It is not a single disease but is caused by a group of…
Container Pots over Winter
How should I overwinter empty containers used for vegetables and annuals. I have covered the surface with plastic garbage bags in the past, thinking this protects the soil over the winter. Then just left them on the ground on my…
September: First Frost Date
The first frost date for the GTA is late September. If a frost is forecast, protect tender plants with an old sheet; bring in plants that cannot withstand any frost and harvest fruits/vegetables that will be damaged by even a…
Revive garden before listing home for sale
We have a 12×20 vegetable garden – in Swansea, full sun, normal dirt (…maybe loam? not sand, muddy when wet) – that we’ve had to keep under landscaping fabric for the last two years. We used to grow raspberries and…