Collecting Canna Lily Seeds
Hello! I have had great luck growing cannas from tubers and seed. When can I harvest seeds from my plants? Do I have to wait until they are black and hard like a marble on the plant? Or can I…
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City of Toronto compost – does it contain garlic mustard?
I have two bags if compost that u picked up at a city environment day last fall Recently someone e told me that city compost is contaminated with garlic mustard. Do you have any knowledge and advice about this? Hesitant…
Cardinal Flower seeds
Hello, I recently purchased some Cardinal flower seeds and would like to plant them. The seed package doesn’t include much instructions other than spring sowing. I noticed online that some other sites recommend chilling the seeds in the refrigerator prior…
Revive garden before listing home for sale
We have a 12×20 vegetable garden – in Swansea, full sun, normal dirt (…maybe loam? not sand, muddy when wet) – that we’ve had to keep under landscaping fabric for the last two years. We used to grow raspberries and…
Weeping Pussy Willow tree
Are you able to root a branch to get another tree? Do the Pussy Willow’s have a seed?…
Native Wildflower Seeds
Hello Master Gardeners,
I am a children’s librarian with TPL and aspire to do a seed bomb program involving native wildflower species for school-age children during March Break. Do you know where I might find a small quantity of several…
Rose of Sharon Seed pods or Flower Buds ( ? ) still remain
My previous question was an enquiry about removing the unopened pods ( ? ) on my ROS. You had asked whether they were seed pods or flower buds. There are still 20-25 unopened round, brown, grape or marble sized ones…
Covered porch greenhouse
Hello!
I have a rather large fully covered front porch. It is not heated, but I am wondering if there is any way I might use that space as a greenhouse in the spring? It is north facing unfortunately, but…
Do you sell Pink Chintz Thyme?
We need Pink Chintz Thyme for our garden.
Do you have Pink Chintz Thyme?
Thanks.…
The impact of wood ash on germination in onion seeds
Hello! I live in Toronto and want to know whether adding wood ash to soil will speed the germination time of onion seeds (i.e. the time it takes for a seed to sprout). I want to do this indoors. If…