Hope you are enjoying the beautiful Spring weather 🙂 We're deep in planting time in Southern Ontario right now. The black flies are humming and the garlic bulbs we planted last fall are already about 8 inches tall. They'll be ready to harvest by mid to late July....
These spinach plants, which were planted in early Spring are bolting in the summer sun and will produce thousands of seeds. Some will be planted as soon as they are dry for an Autumn harvest of tender spinach, and the rest will be saved in glass jars or paper...
 An Unexpected and Protective Gift From A Common Plant Sun bounces off and intensifies the fuzziness off these pretty pink Sumac berries. As hundreds of coral pink fuzzy berries ripen to brilliant red on each stem over the summer months, Vitamin C levels in the...
Have you ever tried to grow your own sprouts? It has to be one of the simplest easiest, and best ways to increase your nutrition. It is also one of the cheapest! One small bag of Red Clover seeds costs less than $6.00 and will make close to 60 jars of fresh sprouts!...
Tomato Propagation If you want to save tomato seeds for next year, squish them in a container and put a bit of water in it, leave it on the counter for four or five days. Take off the mildew layer and rinse them, they will all be at the bottom. Put them on a small...
Of all the names for Burdock, Beggar’s Buttons is my favourite, and this herb is also one of my favorite anti cancer herbs. The flowers mature to burrs, the spiky seed heads well known for sticking to fur and clothing and whose structure was the inspiration for...
I love to plant my own flowers and vegetables. Every year I plant many trays but always get one tray with “damping off" fungi. Damping off can occur from the presence of a number of fungi. It usually happens with over watering or during prolonged damp weather. The...
