Tulips: Chilling for spring planting
Hello, I’d like to plant tulips, and perhaps other spring blooming bulbs, but I didn’t do it in the fall. Can I plant tulip bulbs in containers now,for this spring and keep them in the garage until it...
View ArticleClassroom garden
To whom it may concern, I am a teacher in toronto and would like to start a classroom garden; something I could get kids involved in. I would use pots and would like edibles and flowers that would be...
View ArticleMy potted Rex begonias are overgrown
I have 3 varieties of Rex begonias in pots, which they’re now growing out of. The stalks are almost bare of leaves, except at the ends. And there are stems, or branches, growing out of the soil. My...
View Articleover wintering seedlings
i have been very successful in propagating seedlings from pods that i collected from a neighborhood kentucky coffee bean tree but i have been singularly unsuccessful in getting them through the winter....
View ArticleFruit tree – Grafting
Hello, I would like to learn Fruit tree grafting techniques. can any master gardener help me ?
View ArticleGrowing food — not at my home
I have a yard, but no sun and not a lot of space. Also 8 months worth of winter. Are there community gardens in North York? Any other suggestions? (i.e., indoor veggies)
View ArticleGrowing from seeds indoors
I planted several varieties of perennial flower seeds indoors in containers containing sphagnum. Some seeds have reached the true leaf stage and I now want to transfer them to potting up pots made of...
View ArticlePropagating a rubber plant
I would like to propagate a piece of the stock which has broken off my rubber tree. It is currently in water with some stem root. How should I proceed?
View ArticleJuly raised garden preparation
I am just digging up soil in the corner of my Brampton backyard to get a raised garden started. The soil is full of roots of weeds of all sizes. I am not sure how deep I should dig if my plan is to...
View ArticleGrowing onions from seed
Hello, I live in Owen sound, and have a vegetable garden. I’ve grown bulb onions for several years, and this year would like to collect the black onion seeds, and hopefully start them from seed next...
View ArticleRocket City Daylily (The Orange Perennial)
I was wondering how to care for the foliage of this flower. Browsing through the Internet, the foliage are the “leaves” of the flower.
View ArticleInground pests destroying garlic cloves
One of the items grown in my Toronto garden are garlic cloves. The last few years there is a worm (?), about the diameter of two needles, that eats the garlic leaving a brownish stain on the cloves....
View ArticleHydrangea tree
Hello to all, I live near Edmonton, Alberta. I have a hydrangea tree that was planted two years ago. The original plant struggled with the trunk basically dying. A couple of large off shoot branches...
View ArticleAnemone plant ID?
This plant has been growing in a shaded corner in the back of the garden that we moved into last year. Today I noticed that it has bloomed. What a nice surprise! Can you help me identify what it is? I...
View ArticlePeperomia obtusifolia snapped main stem
Climate zone Fayetteville NY. Direct sun 1pm to 6pm, adjusted high-low with venetian blinds. Soil: perlite, vermiculite, Promix. A Peperomia O. circular growth, 34″ width, 18″ inches wide and 12″ high....
View Articleshrub cuttings over winter
I have a few cuttings that I potted 2 months ago. They are growing pretty good. I have not decided where to plant them. Can I leave them in the pots over the winter, or should I plant them on ground ?...
View ArticleRooting hostas with an Aeroponic Cloning Machine
A friend of ours recently bought a Clone King aeroponic cloning machine which promises to start roots on cuttings within 7 to 10 days. It basically consists of a tank of water with spay nozzles that...
View ArticleTiger Nut Germination
Hi I would like to find out if tiger nuts still germinate if the are broken into small pieces. I would like to use tiger nuts as food for my koi fish (carp family); however, I want to keep the safety...
View ArticlePropagating a lobelia
I’m wondering if you can propagate a lobelia from the leaves and flowers. Unfortunately, one of my plants in a container died because it was under-watered. But I do have the leaves and flowers from the...
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