If anyone has a summer lilac (buddleia / butterfly bush), has it shown new growth yet? I think mine is dead.

Was sifting through Gardening, looking for info on plants & flowers safe for chickens, because they were munching on daylily leaves yesterday.
Found...

I purchased some Virginia Bluebells from True Source Seeds on Etsy because NO ONE around here sells the plants. Back in Hamilton (from where I came),...

Is there anyone who knows how and has been successful in growing German chamomile from seed?
When I lived in Southern Ontario, I could get plants...

Well I got my trees planted right away. I have to say they were excellent looking stock and I'm glad I paid for the 2 year bare root. If they don't...

Last year we started to run out of our own garlic, first time in 20 years I might add and as I was bemoaning I would actually have to purchase...

or my version of, based on the Indore Method, (Sir Albert Howard) I would like to see if I can approximate is in my back yard using compost bins.
The...

Ok...i have a dilemma..nothing serious but i ha ve no idea how to go about finding out...three years ago i had planted my veggie garden ( its a big...

If I had time I would be doing this!

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Does anyone know how to grow spaghetti squash so that it is stringy when cooked? I cut it into rings, steam it, ease it off the rind with a fork, and...

So, it’s a cold rainy November day and I’m making butternut squash soup. This particular recipe also calls for sweet potatoes so I go dig out the old...

Some people have told me you can plant potatoes in the fall for the next year here. Anyone done that? Been told the same with peas.

Nice day here,...

My friend recommended these two places for buying plants from. She says the plants are of very good quality. I have ordered some daylilies that will...

I know, its too early. As the wind howls and its -15 or so, the days are getting longer. Goats are showing, had to break a broodie a little while...

Saturday I ate the last tomato from my garden, I had two others but I didn't notice they were going bad, should have put them in the fridge I guess...

Does anyone know for sure what this flower is? The plant will bloom July/August, this first flower is a little early and a little lighter coloured...

Now also harvested, GERMAN BUTTERBALL heritage potato. Beautiful yellow flesh, tons of flavor- hence the name...we do have a limited amount available...

Hello gang!

It is that time of year again! If you are interested in a large(ish) group swap of veg/fruit/flower/herb seeds just for Canadians, here...

Thinking ahead to next year.

My chickens really love old cukes, sliced in half so that they can eat the seeds. They also seem to like Kale leaves....

So getting the garden cleaned up and ready for winter. Garlic and my walking onions planted. I would do some onion sets too, but can't find any....

We are currently drying some Kanawahke Mohawk Pole Beans...both on the vine and out of the shell.

How do you folks cook these up once they have...

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I live about an hour north of Ottawa, the last two weeks of August we had temperatures as low as +4 to 0 during nights and only +15 during the...

Harvesting is under way. Offering SEED POTATOES in several rare varieties:

PERUVIAN PURPLE, these spuds are dark inside and out!
REDDER BLOOD, these...

I didn't take pics but I can tomorrow.

I found a fruit with a papery brown/grey mottled skin.

Because I was curious I tore it open.

Immediately...