As the Garden Grows

Gardening in Canada zone 5b, USD zone 6a - plant profiles, photos, and gardening tips

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JoinIt was a beautiful weekend! I think we might have had a very late Indian Summer here in Toronto! The temps got up to 17 C or 63 F and tomorrow’s going to be warm for this time of year too.Of course, the warmer weather probably isn’t...
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JoinIt’s hard to believe but November is here. It’s starting to get colder and the leaves are falling off the trees and my garden plants. It’s time to start putting the garden to bed for the winter.As far as gardening goes I dislike...
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Now that Autumn has arrived and the garden is winding down it might be time to think about the health of your lawn. Here in Toronto there’s a ban on pesticide and insecticide use (not that I used them on my garden or lawn anyway as we are fully...
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Lady Bugs Everywhere! - 31 days ago
On Tuesday I spent some time outside in the garden with my husband. It was a nice Autumn day reaching about 16 Celsius (60 F) – warm compared to the last two weeks!My husband was busy fixing a storage area and I’d come outside to take some...
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I don’t know if your area has been affected by lack of rain, but I was just about to start doing a rain dance here in Toronto because it had been so long since we had rain. We went from sometime near the end of August until the 21st of September...
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