So were are in: 1. recession (which is past due) and a price war for oil sales - yesterday WCS oil (Western Canadian Select - aka Alberta tar sand...

I found this in a gardening magazine the other day and thought it was interesting.

About soil amendments

A plant’s primary nutrients are nitrogen...

I’m looking to grow a few nut and fruit trees/bushes, and I can’t find an answer on the best time to plant them. What’s everyone’s opinion, spring or...

Wondered if anyone has a source of Mung or similar for growing their own bean sprouts? I used to do these years ago in the UK and would like to try...

SONG WINTER TECHNICAL MEETING
FEATURING: a day of presentations from professionals, farmers and hobbyists. Anyone wishing to speak at this day long...

I'm looking at ordering from William Dam seeds. Has anyone bought from this company? If so, what was your experience?

I ordered some miniature lotus seeds from Amazon. Supposedly they are easy to grow. I'm going to try. I also ordered some peony seeds from there to...

I live on clay. This will be my 3rd summer coming up. So far the only gardening I’ve done is a few raised beds/pots. I want to start getting more...

NUT GROWING EVENTS
Check this page often, especially just before anticipated events to confirm events, dates, times, locations.
ECSONG WINTER...

Has anyone tried these lightweight row covers? Stokes does them and I just wondered if they were any good?

We had a community seed exchange last weekend. Only 4 people took part but it was fun and I came home with several new seed packets. All of mine were...

I have had some problems growing the lotus plants for a few different reasons (incorrect soil, alkaline water, not enough light). I started with 21...

These are my new water lilies happily living on the kitchen counter. There are 8 plants, all the same variety. I hope to sell some in spring. I was...

TomK please be sure to let us know when it is this year!

I recently learned there are perennial varieties of kale, Taunton Deane is one I've heard of. Does anyone have these and willing to share a cutting?

This Saturday in Ottawa - ECSONG - Eastern Chapter Society of Nut Growers event
admission is FREE
Ottawa Public Library room 1B, Nepean...

Where does everyone get their seed potatoes from? I'm looking to grow a couple of new varieties this year.....I usually just get the norlands, yukon...

SO we would like to grown some aparagus and wondered if any of you have a source of good asparagus crowns because we're impatient and don't want to...

My friend took me to the local peony society root sale last weekend. I came home with 6 new ones. The root pieces are bigger and a lot cheaper than...

Couldn't get some daffodils etc. that I wanted locally to naturalise and I found this site. Lots on sale and shipping very reasonable.
This could be...

Friend of a friend of a friend, has a daughter who was heavily in to health food and Ancient grains kick, few years back.
Then her lifestyle changed...

Garlic planted and garden almost put to bed, accept for the Brussel sprouts, which are still in the garden, covered very carefully for protection...

I need some help identifying some mystery squash, please! So, last Fall I got busy and didn't wrap any of my cucurbit seeds in tinfoil, and the mice...

So sometime in August, more specifically August 9, I found six old potatoes languishing in the bottom of a potato bin, last of the bought ones before...