The weather is starting to cool off and the leaves are changing colours, the end of the season is upon us and most gardens should be closed up by now. This […]
Garden closing at Urban Seedling
Time to close your vegetable garden! What a warm fall! Your fall planted leafy greens enjoy the summer-like conditions. We usually close up the gardens in the last two weeks […]
Fall Garden Care
Your fall greens should be coming along nicely. Leafy greens love the cool weather and this brings out their colours. The reds and the purples will deepen and the leaves will have more […]
The Fall Garden: The Season is Underway!
If you have not yet planted leafy greens in your gardens there is still time! We encourage all of you to fill the empty squares in your garden with spinach, […]
Here comes rain
Finally some rain! This is great news for the garden however, this also means that you need to be wary of slugs. They chew irregular holes in leafs and eat decaying […]
Caring for tomatoes, beetle problems
The most common tomato problems are leaf spot or early blight, late blight, and bacterial wilt. The simplest organic treatment is – as always – your presence in the garden. Remove any affected leaves, […]
Fruit Growing Workshop and fall gardens
Sign up for our upcoming fruit tree and berry workshop. Learn about how to care for your fruit trees and their companions. Discover pruning techniques and biological ways of dealing […]
How to pollinate cucumbers and harvest summer crops
The time for lettuces will come back in the fall. For now, make delicious summer salads with you kale, swiss chard and beets green. Add some carrot tops and some fresh […]
Tomatoes, cucumber and beans
We are having a blow out sale on Nematodes! Have you been seeing the Japanese beetle in your garden? Are they eating or bean plants or destroying your roses? Nematodes […]
Keep and eye out for pest and disease
harvesting basil and dealing with powdery mildew Peppers and eggplants will slowly start to appear. Did you know that a great pepper is just a coloured pepper that has not […]
Garden Coaching by Urban Seedling
Inviting Urban Seedling into your garden is great way learn more about what is going on in your garden. The gardens are growing and some of you may be feeling […]
Harvest your garden, trellis the tomatoes.
In these hot and steamy months of the summer, it is important to keep on watering! Especially this year since there hasn’t been much rain. If your plants are small […]
