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Edson

Buy vs. Make

This is a tie-in discussion for this article. What do you make from scratch? What did you think would be hard but turned out to be easy? W…

Started by Edson

4 May 12
Reply by FarmerAmber
Jackie Hogan

Dreaded Poison Ivy

Hey all. So, any suggestions on a garden that is ready to plant............however, after I tilled it and raked out all the grass/weeds I r…

Started by Jackie Hogan

4 May 7
Reply by Josh
Edson

Frugal garden ideas?

Matt just did a nice breakdown of some frugal gardening suggestions by Treehugger. How do you keep it cheap? For me, the big one is starti…

Started by Edson

3 May 4
Reply by amygwh
Lucinda Melvin

Cut Flowers

Does anyone have any cut flower experience to share? I am planning to raise some colorful fun blooms to sell at the train station and in ou…

Started by Lucinda Melvin

2 Apr 27
Reply by Lucinda Melvin
Jess

Starting Potatoes

Some of my potatoes from the organic delivery guy are starting to sprout. They are stored downstairs in the basement. Can I use them to gro…

Started by Jess

8 Apr 11
Reply by Jess
Sue W

Any tips on making a vegetable bed in a lawn?

I have a typical Ontario garden - large area of lawn with a couple of trees and clumps of perennial flowers around the edges. I have been g…

Started by Sue W

9 Apr 6
Reply by FarmerAmber
Diana smith

Do you grow anything in memory of a loved one?

We grow alot of dalhias as my husband's dear grandmother was such a fan of them...she was the one who took him to the family farm every sum…

Started by Diana smith

3 Mar 20
Reply by Nita
Katrien

Garden beds over Pachysandra, poison ivy, and weeds?

Hi everyone, we are planning to put raised beds on top of a part of our garden that is overgrown with Pachysandra, poison ivy and other we…

Started by Katrien

2 Mar 18
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Katrien

Alternatives for cedar for garden beds

We wanted to build our garden beds with cedar, but no lumberyard around here has it or knows of anyone who does. What are the best alternat…

Started by Katrien

4 Mar 12
Reply by Chris
Edson

How do you start your seeds?

Store-bought seed starting mix and trays? A homemade blend in recycled yogurt cups? Paper pots? Seed blocks? Straight perlite or vermiculit…

Started by Edson

8 Mar 12
Reply by Diana smith

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