Anyone else out there concerned that their tomatoes will ripen before the frost comes?? Just pick those that are of good size and place them inside the house in a dark area inside a brown paper bag. Be sure to keep a single layer of them and not overcrowd the bag. In about 3-4 days you will have a bag of ripened tomatoes. If you want to speed the process up slightly, add a empty banana peel to the bag. It will give off a gas that will speed up the ripening even more.
About Me
- MsGardener
- I have lived all my life in Ontario, Canada and moved from Toronto to a small town in rural Ontario almost 23 years ago. I love it here! Everything moves at a slower pace and there is room to grow lots of various plants. I have 5 children whom are all adults now and two granddaughters that I adore. I love to learn, learn and learn some more about the various uses for plants, companion gardening, natural methods of pest control etc. etc. etc.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Keeping Slugs away
If you are having a similar problem to what I had earlier this summer with slugs eating away at your Rhubarb or Hostas try this.... place burnt wood ashes at the base of the plants. Slugs will disappear! Works like magic :-)
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Keeping cats out of your potted plants
Anyone else out there ever have trouble with their cat using their indoor pot for a toilet?? Get yourself a box of toothpicks and place them in the soil surrounding your potted plant with about 1/2 of their length sticking out. When the cat jumps or steps inside he will not be pleased.
Keeping Cats out of your garden
If you have a problem with cats dumping in your garden there is an easy solution for it. Take a few used tea bags and spread a layer of Vicks VapoRub over both sides. Bury them just below the soil where the cats have been going poop. They will start to dig and discover the scent and won't return. I have 2 cats and found it worked great.
Welcome to my garden..
Hello and welcome to my little online garden where I hope to share and learn more about this amazing hobby. I love to garden!! I currently have several floral gardens around our rural Ontario property and a 20' x 20' organic vegetable and herb garden. My vegetable/herb garden was created 2 years ago. Our floral gardens have been growing for the last 19 years we've been here but only the last 4 years have I really tended to them properly. I was too busy raising 5 children to have the time. Now however, with our youngest daughter in College I have lots of time to catch up. I hope to have a different tip each week to offer you. Please check back regularly! MsGardener
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