Weeding in the Rain
With all the rain forecast in the next couple of weeks in the GTA, can weeds be manually pulled from soil, or does it damage the soil structure? It seems tempting since the moisture and weed root adherence to the…
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Dandelion Season: Taraxacum officinale
I can’t believe I’m asking about something that was part of my Mediterranean diet, when this plant was sought during family outings, but I will ask anyway.
What season does the dandelion begin to grow and end, since I want…
Spring Soil Preparation in Vegetable Garden
I have been given conflicting advice about whether to dig and turn the soil in a vegetable garden in the spring, including digging but not turning the soil. I get a lot of weeds so end up digging and turning…
Front yard Shrub Suggestions
Our front yard faces east and gets pretty direct sunlight in the summer hours until the early afternoon, therefore making it pretty hot and dry as there is no shade.
Can you recommend a few slow growing shrubs that thrive…
Spring Mulching*
I live in southern Etobicoke and would like to know the best time to mulch so that weeds will not have a chance to grow this year. Ours is a south-facing garden surrounded on two sides by a hedge. The…
Grubs Harming Grass
I am going to need to replace my complete front lawn. We have just purchased a house from an elderly gentleman who had not been able to do battle with grubs over the last couple of years. There is not…
Mulching During Winter?
Mulching During Winter?
What happens if mulching is done during winter, since we’ve had so little snowcover during this GTA winter?
Specifically, if I add mulch on top of any weeds remaining from the past spring/summer/fall, will the remaining weeds…
Bind Weed*
We moved into a new house three years ago and the front yard is covered in bind weed. I have tried cutting it back to try exhaust the weeds. I also put down weed barrier cloth and mulch but the…
Virginia creeper *
Earlier this year, in my backyard (in Etobicoke) along the fence line I removed what appeared to be a very invasive vine that had been building up over the years. I though I had dug everything up. After that I…