my garden is in Riverdale, Toronto; my spinach plants have now spiked into flowers/seeds. The plants are between 6 and 24 inches tall. When is the best time to harvest these seeds? When harvesting, do I pull the whole plant…
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I want to plant French bean seeds as well as orange cosmos seeds in my Zone 5 (Toronto) garden. Is it too early to plant them given the unseasonally cool weather we’re having? Is there a temperature that I…
I planted two types of allium bulbs in my raised garden last fall (zone 5b). All of the nine Purple Sensation Alliums have emerged (about 3 weeks ago in April), but none of the Red Mohican Alliums which were planted…
I’m pretty new at gardening, I bought “Akela” Calla Lily Bulbs from Canadian Tire…I LOVE the colour…I planted them and totally ruined the bulbs within a couple of days. There are no more left at Canadian Tire and I really…
I’ve been able to identify that it’s fig buttercup (lesser celandine) that is taking over in my garden. Could you please provide information on how to effectively manage and remove this invasive species, including the use of a herbicide if…
I live in Toronto on a ravin lot. I have a very big old maple tree that absorbs all the water and nutrition. Apart from Hostas not much is happy growing in this location. It has few hours of mid…
I listened to a gardening program that suggested leaving leaves on the garden in the fall. I have a layer of oak leaves covering most of the garden, with heavy layers near sensitive plants (rhododendron). My garden gets medium sun.…
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I have Star Flower Triteleia bulbs and I know I should plant them Sept-Nov, but if I plant them now (almost mid of April) will they die or it is ok to plant them now? Thank you very much.…
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Today I just bought from dollar store these 2 bulbs. The label is saying I can plant them from Jan to May. Is that correct?
Also, are they perennial or annual? Can they survive winter of Toronto? Thank you…
My dahlia Moonfire is shooting particularly early this year. I do not want to do root cuttings again and do not have the space to put them in more light. What is best for the rhizomes – cut off the…
