Soil Fertility

It all starts in the soil! It is impossible to overstate how important a rich and fertile soil is to

Seed Spacing

To help with spacing in a city garden, put a square foot grid over your garden bed. Below are templates

Transplanting

Here are some tips for when your homegrown or store-bought seedlings are ready to be planted in the garden: To

Direct Sowing

For vegetables you do not want to start indoors, you can plant them directly into the garden. As a rule

Cucumber Beetle

Description Adult cucumber beetles are 5 mm (¼”) in length, greenish yellow and are identified differently by their backs. The

Cabbage Moth

Description Also known as Cabbage butterfly, or Cabbage white. These insects have a 4 cm (1.5″) wingspan. They often have

Slugs and Snails

Description Slugs are slimy, rather gross creatures that eat plants and decomposing materials. Adults vary in colour from almost white

Aphids

Description Black, green or brown, small soft-bodied insects, pear-shaped; long antennae; two tubes projecting rearward from abdomen. They congregate in

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