The Impending Arrival of Seed Starting Season
Seed starting season is just around the corner. It happens every year and every year I yell to no one and everyone that I’m not ready and could I please just have another day or a week, but it comes...
View ArticleFondling the Beans
Whenever I get a new pack of bean seeds I am always immediately compelled to open up the packet and inspect the beans. I used to play out this ritual with all seeds but years of seed purchasing and...
View ArticleSeed Organizing
Miracle of miracles! Not only have I managed to begin my seed purchasing and acquiring process on time this year but I also spent a few hours the other night organizing them all. Ironic that the year I...
View ArticleSeedy Saturday Haul 2009
Well, another Seedy Saturday has come and gone. And really, I could just cut and paste last year’s post, or the one before that, or the one before that, because frankly, it’s pretty much the same for...
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More Seeds and Such That Will Need to Be Stuck into Some Soil, Somewhere
Last week I traveled to Montreal to speak at the Montreal Seed Fair and sign copies of the “Grow Great Grub” book in support of the collective food gardening group, Action Communiterre. Toronto’s...
View ArticleFarmers versus Monsanto
This morning, a group of farmers and organic seed growers have gathered at a hearing in New York City to present oral arguments as the first phase in what could turn out to be an historic lawsuit...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Gifts for Gardeners
Okra Earrings in Sterling $54.00: I am always on the lookout for vegetable themed jewelry that takes advantage of their elegant beauty. These do that. Wearable Planter Jewelry $20.00US: Months back...
View ArticleTomatoes Galore
I’ve got tomatoes on the brain these days. Last weekend I had a table at Seedy Saturday at the Brickworks here in Toronto and the highlight was trading for some new tomato varieties. I walked away with...
View ArticleSeed Stash Storage and Organization
I’ve flirted with and tested out countless cheap and cheerful seed organization systems through the years. From plastic storage bins, to glass jars, wicker baskets, and vintage index card boxes — I’ve...
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Recently in My Garden
You Grow Girl - Gardening for the People. As mentioned in my last post, we’ve hit that time of the spring when the garden is coming alive faster than I can keep up with. There’s lots to do, and my...
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Gardening Without a Garden
You Grow Girl - Gardening for the People. The Guardian in the UK have recently started up a new topical gardening podcast series with hosts Alys Fowler and Jane Perrone called, “Sow, Grow, Repeat.”...
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Tumbling Composter Update
You Grow Girl - Gardening for the People. Three years ago the sustainable living company Eartheasy sent me the Jora JK125 Tumbling Composter to try out in my garden. This weekend we emptied and moved...
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The Lost Language of Plants
You Grow Girl - Gardening for the People. This week I started reading, The Lost Language of Plants by Stephen Harrod Buhner. My approach to this book has been non-linear, picking and choosing the parts...
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D.I.Y Tomato Protection
You Grow Girl - Gardening for the People. According to the charts, we are now past the point of frost danger here in Toronto. Many of my neighbours have already planted out their entire tomato crop. I...
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Recipe: Chocolate Cherry Almond Smoothie
You Grow Girl - Gardening for the People. I’ve been closely watching the local fruit trees this spring and it looks like it is going to be another, ahem, fruitful year of foraging. We picked...
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Gardening Mad
You Grow Girl - Gardening for the People. [Just a heads up that I write a bit about death in this one and if that is too morose for you right now then I’d suggest skipping this one.] The other day I...
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Waste Not: Use Up Tough Garlic Scape Ends
You Grow Girl - Gardening for the People. Three uses for the tough, inedible ends of garlic scape stalks that you can use in the home or garden. Read Waste Not: Use Up Tough Garlic Scape Ends on You...
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Big Impact with the ‘Tiny Padhye’ Lily
You Grow Girl - Gardening for the People. The 'Tiny Padhye' lily is a prolific yet compact variety with maroon and white flowers that was originally developed for container growing. Click through for...
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My Garden Photography & a Garden Tour
You Grow Girl - Gardening for the People. Image Chaser is a website by Nikon USA that features the work of photographers told from behind the lens. I’m thrilled to announce that this week my garden...
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