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Garden tilling service in Scarborough

Do you have a list of garden tilling services in Scarborough? My mother is a senior. I do her gardening for her. I have injured my back while turning the soil in her vegetable garden. Her garden is 10 ft…

Chives have taken over my garden!

Hi. Somehow my entire front yard/garden is covered in a thick layer of chives. They come back in increasing numbers every year. How can I stop them shy of removing the top couple inches of soil? Attached is a picture…

3-in-1 Blueberry plants?

Hello, Thank you to all garden masters and everyone else for all the support and help you provide to all gardeners. I want to add a blueberry tree to my garden. After some research I found out that I need…

Fig plant

This is one of my 3 fig plants. They are still indoors until weather warms up. Two of them on a different floor of the house get spider mites most winters. I spray them with insecticidal soap. The one in…

Ornamental cheery tree

Our ornamental cherry has lost leaves and blossoms have shriveled and small branches died in early spring for a few years and now only has blooms and leaves at the very tops of each main branch. We are in Zone…

Persistent leaf curl on Tomato seedlings

Hi. This is the second of two questions about my crop of 24 cherry tomato seedlings that I started from seed on 10 march. One of my plants has shown a persistent upward curl on its leaves. The plant has…

Giant Cherry Tomato Seedlings

Hi. This is the first of two questions about my cherry tomato seedlings. I started them from seeds on 10 march. At this point they are between two and three feet tall. They have outgrown their light boxes twice and…

Blueberry Seed Germination

Hello!! I am trying to germinate blueberry seeds from store bought blueberries. I have taken the seeds and put them in a container with tap water and hope they will germinate. Is this something correct? Do I have to leave…

Microgreens

Hi, Microgreens: 1. Is there any place/organization, where I can volunteer and learn how to grow them? 2. Additional tips and suggestions for doing my research? Also, I am interested in getting my hands in the soil – specifically, vertical…