The time has come to start harvesting your root vegetables. Onions are ready when the greens onions stems start to turn brown (top left picture). It is time to pull […]
Mizuna
Mizuna is gaining in popularity in Montreal. Very easy to grow and produces an abundance greens. With a slightly spicy taste and very juicy texture, mizuna is a great crop […]
Kale
The kale was once such a mysterious green to us! I remember in the early days of the vegetable baskets, kale was being introduced in kitchen across Canada and we […]
Flea beetle
Description Flea beetle are very small and black and hard to see in the garden. If you want to spot them in the garden you have to approach quietly or […]
Harvest time!
It is best to harvest daily and often. Vegetable are best when they are at their freshest! Flowers should start to appear on your fruiting vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, […]
Garden closing
Time to close your vegetable garden! Garden closing at Urban Seedling takes place at the end of October and early November. Till then you can use floating row cover to […]
Powdery mildew
Description A fungus that appear most commonly on the leaves of cucumbers and squash. Appear like a light powder white on the leaves, that appear in a spot formation. These […]
Keep watering
If your lettuces are starting or look like this picture they are bolting or going to seed. This means that time has come to remove them from the garden. If you […]
50% off all vegetable seedlings
All vegetable seedlings are 50% off while stocks last. Click here to consult our opening hours. Come and visit our beautiful garden centre nestled on the shore of the Saint-Laurent river at 7000 […]
Radishes at the ready!
What a beautiful time of year! Everything is growing well and the gardens are looking fantastic. It is very important to water and weed well at the beginning of the season so that your […]
Pests in the garden starting to show up
Now that the summer is in full swing, there are some pests showing up in the garden. If you have lots of little holes in the leaves of your leaf-greens […]
Plant – replant!
For the gardeners that started their vegetable gardens super early, by planting cold hardy vegetables, you can now replant with the summer seedlings! The concept goes like this: You can […]