Hi,
I was given a couple seed potatoes. I recently saw the ‘March: Warning About Growing Potatoes at Home’ posted in 2022 on TMG and was wondering if blight is still an issue this growing season. Can you please clarify?…
I have a garden plot in Toronto in a community garden plot and every year fight cucumber beetles, both spotted and striped. I have tried almost everything to control their destruction. I noted a previous post re this and agree…
What is Hemlock woolly adelgid? What are the initial signs of infection? Are there any treatment options if I find out that my hemlocks are infected?…
Hi,
I have an allotment garden and last season had success growing pepper plants and getting them to flower and fruit but a black bug seemed to burrow into my plants and destroy much of the fruit. Other gardeners at…
This is the branch of my Tulip tree. Is it diseased? Should I have it taken down? I live in the east end of Toronto (Pape and Danforth neighbourhood).…
I live near High Park and I was considering planting european beech trees or hornbeam but I just came across some information about diseases in them. Is this a serious enough condition to find another tree and if so are…
rabbits have chewed away some bark on many branches of a dogwood clump as well as tree. they didn’t go all the way around but got fairly deep in a few places.
Will pruning paint help these trees or is…
For years we had beautiful veronicastrum (alba) that was a main feature in our garden. In subsequent years the plant would grow vigorously in the spring and early summer and then one by one the leaves would start to wither…
Hi my dogwood and serviceberries have some branches that seem dying. The top half of the dogwood seems completely dead. And a really long brand of the serviceberries is dark black with lots of spots on it. All those branches…
Can you please give suggestions on how to grow broccoli sprouts safely to prevent mold or E coli? I would like to start growing broccoli sprouts in mason jars. Is there a recommended way?…
