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Comment on Master Gardeners Technical Update, 2012 by Vintage Book: The Forest Trees of Ontario

Vintage Book: The Forest Trees of Ontario — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:02:09 +0000

[...] book would have come in very handy during the Master Gardeners Technical Update I went to earlier this month. The illustrations of the twigs at the back of the book would have [...]

Comment on Horticulture Therapy: Seed Catalogues by Project 366 – Day 20: Itching to Grow - Hearts into Home

Project 366 – Day 20: Itching to Grow - Hearts into Home — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:04:10 +0000

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Comment on Horticulture Therapy: Seed Catalogues by Helen at Toronto Gardens

Helen at Toronto Gardens — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:12:28 +0000

Glad you put Terra Edibles on top. Owner Karyn Wright is a friend (since high school!), and I know she’s passionate about her business.
Helen at Toronto Gardens´s last [type] ..Making snowflake flowers (or flower snowflakes)

Comment on January in the Garden by Meighan

Meighan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:30:30 +0000

My sage looks about the same as yours, I harvested a bunch of it along with some rosemary on the weekend to use in a dinner – I’m enjoying this mild winter we’ve had so far. I’m hoping that we don’t end up getting a cold snap… all my spring bulbs are starting to sprout!

I like your pumpkin experiment.

Comment on January in the Garden by Project 366 – Day 9: January Sage - Hearts into Home

Project 366 – Day 9: January Sage - Hearts into Home — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:28:25 +0000

[...] This morning after I dropped Nate off at daycare I was outside putting some garbage and recycling out. Graham moved the garbage bins out of the garage over to the side yard, so I had to go back there for the first time in a long while to put some garbage in the bins in their new location. This drew me to the garden, and I took some time to wander around to see what was happening out there. There are still plants alive back there! I went back into the house to get the camera and took some photographs to document what’s happening in the garden this January. [...]

Comment on How to Raise Back Yard Chickens by Krysta Radder

Krysta Radder — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:03:09 +0000

This is really an interesting idea, I have never had any animals or birds i my backyard. I always thought it would be very troublesome.. The kid is now growing up so i would say i can definitely try it now.

Guide me, are these birds pose any threat to small kids, i mean infections wise? coz getting fresh food is certainly a temptation for me!

Comment on Successes and Failures by Amy

Amy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:49:01 +0000

Thanks so much, Don, what a sweet comment.

Comment on Muscade de Provence by Amy

Amy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:48:15 +0000

Wow, 32 of them! That’s fabulous, your plants must really have enjoyed growing right in the compost. I didn’t grow any squash this year and I really missed them. Next year!

Comment on Gardener’s candle holder. by Gardner’s Candle Holder « allbetternow

Gardner’s Candle Holder « allbetternow — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:59:13 +0000

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Comment on Muscade de Provence by Cynthia J Blair

Cynthia J Blair — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:32:06 +0000

Hi, I was so excited to see our squash plant!! I compost, our friends and I purchase bushels of produce for our long winters here in upstate NY. Seeds from one of our composted squash blossomed from our composted dirt. This summer a vine popped up around our tomato plant, between June and Today Oct 13th we have harvested 32 of these Muscade squash, we could not find out it’s name until today, a friend saw one of our squash at a farm stand under heirloom pumpkins, I googled heirloom pumpkins found out it’s name then on to you!!! I have saved some seeds to actually plant next summer. Is 32 squash from one vine normal? Thank you, Cynthia