Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Shnookie post on seed starting, made me wonder if the Narcissus bulbs I didn't quite get to plant last fall could be forced indoors, anybody has...

I have been trying to start some seeds this fall.

I collected a seed pod from one of my dwarf bearded iris plants. It had 26 seeds in it. I soaked...

Don’t know how well this would work up north, but looks like it could work in southern Ontario. I could also see it being modified to work with bird...

I might be suffering a sin of cabbage pride, but look at these beauties .....
there are about 4 respectable size so enough for the winter....

Red...

I'm looking for anyone willing to share some berry bush cuttings, now that they should be dormant this fall, especially highbush blueberry (Vaccinium...

I got these tubers back in June...

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Amorphophallus konjac, the Voodoo Lily and Amorphophallus henryi, Henry's Voodoo Lily. These...

Has anyone here grown bamboo? I was thinking it would be cool to grow some that I could use for various things like stakes or kindling, but I feel...

if that is a word, my two color potatoes are showing some interesting changes,
since I didn't plant any purple potatoes this year, only the two color...

Found 3 huge hornworms on the tomatoes this morning. Pulled them off and threw them to the flock of peafowl that were trying to sneak in the garden...

Can someone ID this plant/weed please?
The PlantSnap app is not being very useful.
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It's about 3.5 - 4 ft....

Last Spring, I planted an Asiatic Patio Lily Buzzer . This year it was going to bloom; it had 2 or three buds. Today, I saw that the buds were chewed...

The Canadian Peony Society is having an online peony show during the month of June. No judging as far as I know. People will be just posting pictures...

Anyone have an idea what to plant in my swan planters that the chickens won't eat. They love geranium ( I didn't think anything would eat geranium)...

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...

I ordered some hardy rose bushes from Corn Hill Nursery in New Brunswick recently. The bushes are healthy and a good size for a reasonable price....

One of my Amaryllis plants has started blooming. It really brightens up the kitchen.

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We had snow last week and it has been freezing every night for a while. In spite of this, several of my peonies (and other perennials) are coming...

A friend gave me this bush (I think). She said it was a Ninebark, but I have several of those and the leaves are not like this.

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I have not done this for so many years I am looking for some input.
The shelves are in South facing location and I have an IKEA lamp with 60W light...

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...

Half front lawn still under snow here in EasternON , but even here things are starting to peek,
1/2 chives, should be enough for potato toping by the...

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...