Tomato plant leaves curling*

Hello. I started my tomato plants inside my house about 4 weeks ago. I moved them from under my lamp to beside my patio window to acclimatize them. The leaves started to curl and turn brown. How do I correct/save…

Tomato blight*

Does tomato blight overwinter in the soil? We planted tomatoes in a bag of potting soil, they produced beautiful fruit, but then blight set in. Can we reuse these bags of soil?…

Italian plum tree not bearing fruit*

I planted an Italian plum tree 5 years ago.  It is now around 12 ft tall and flowers every year but bears no fruit. I think I need another plum tree to pollinate it, but do not know the variety.…

Grapes and dwarf fruit varieties*

I am looking for varieties of fruits to plant in my garden. would you be able to tell me the good varieties (names) for each fruit that I have given below. I live in Northern Scarborough. (I am NOT asking…

Planting in June*

Hi there, I’ve been living overseas for some time and will be back home in Ontario and not working for the whole summer. I’m keen to spend it in my family’s garden at the cottage in Kingston as it’s not…

Voles (not moles)*

I have voles in my vegetable garden. Last year they nibbled on patty pans. This year they have taken up residence in my asparagus bed. Any suggestions as to how I can get rid of them? I am in Newmarket…

Disposing of balcony trees?*

I bought four fruit trees for my balcony but after a few years they got a disease that killed them. I live in a cooperative in downtown Toronto and although we have organic recycling there is no viable disposing of…

Growing strawberries for the first time!*

Hello! Novice gardener and newbie strawberry grower here! I purchased some everbearing strawberry plants which came 25 plants packed into a burlap sack. I live in London, Ontario, and, as there is still snow on the ground, I am unable…

Consolidating our raspberry plant*

The suckers from raspberries have grown out into the middle of the garden. How can we transplant these to their original location at the back of the garden?    …