How the cold changes your garden Now that the night time temperatures are dipping below 10 degrees things will change a bit in your garden. First off, to help your […]
Risk of frost
Cover your tomatoes It seems like it’s going to be a cool night tonight. The radio tells me that it might go down to five degrees tonight in Montreal. This […]
Fresh greens in the garden
How to care for and protect your garden Now is a great time to give your garden a fresh start. We should be done everyone’s replant by next Friday the […]
Testing your tomatoes
How to judge your vegetables readiness Back to school is in the air, and it feels like summer is drawing to a close. I even saw my first red maple […]
It’s garlic time
Replants are coming. Harvest, harvest, harvest If you had an Urban Seedling garden last year, chances are that you have garlic in your garden. It is usually planted in the […]
Root vegetable harvest
All that waiting has paid off, root veg at the ready It is high time to start harvesting your beets, carrots and onions. Harvest them as you need them, and […]
Natural pest and disease control
How to keep your garden healthy with out chemicals Before we get down to it, some reminders for general garden maintenance. First, this hot and sunny weather means you absolutely […]
How the cucumbers do it
Plus a primer on the leaf miner The Cucurbitaceae family, generally vines with big yellow flowers including cucumbers, squash, zucchini, melon, set their male flowers first to attract pollinators to the plant. […]
Cucumbers, tomatoes, beans
Preventing problems before they arise You will be able to start harvesting your summer vegetables soon, if you haven’t already. Keep a look our for mature carrots, beets and cucumbers. […]
Help peppers, control tomatoes
Keep your garden healthy by keeping it orderly Peas peas peas! Now is the best time to be harvesting your snow peas. The peas are tender and delicious, and the […]
Shared spaces
Tips on vegetables playing nice in your garden Now that we have some nice hot weather, make sure to water lots. Plants that don’t get enough deep watering stay small. The […]
Slugs & spinach in the summer
Garden maintenance mid-June Have you seen big brown areas on your Swiss chard, spinach and beet greens? This is slug damageA really rainy week like the one we just had […]