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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.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The Bloomin Flowers






Despite the fact that our veggie garden is taking it's time this summer, our flowers seem to be thriving. The rain hasn't hurt them one bit. Our various lillies, which include lily trees and various day lillies have been thriving! I will soon post photos to show you what I mean. Our roses, though slightly infested with the tiniest of caterpillars, have been blooming for about two weeks. Wildflowers are blooming overtime! Thank goodness there is the loveliness of the flowers to carry us through the early summertime while waiting on our slow growing veggies!






Cheers!



Monday, June 29, 2009

Anyone else experiencing a slow start to their veggie garden??







I am slightly disappointed so far this Summer with my vegetable garden. Though I realize we had very late frost in early June that was followed by hail and a slight snow fall, everything seems to be growing soooo slow. Perhaps it's my impatience. I wait all winter and Spring to see new life and so far my herbs are the only thing that is thriving. Anyone else gardening in Central Ontario experiencing this?? I sure hope things pick up quickly. I was sure to add lots of organic manure to our soil in early April and have already used Organic Fish Emusion fertilizer once but wish I was seeing a little more action in the veggie department.
Would love to hear from other Ontario gardeners on their experiences so far.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Spring will soon be here!


Well we have endured most of this long, cold and snowy winter, and I am sure most of us gardeners are anxious to see Spring. Am I the only one itching to get planting again?? I highly doubt it.
Soon we will be able to start those indoor seeds and start planning where all those seedlings will eventually go in the garden. This Spring I will be using mostly organic seed. In the past I have used both but have planted in organic soil. I hope that I will have good success with the organic seed as it is costlier to purchase.
Has anyone out there had a more positive or negative experience using the organic seed? I would love to hear from you either way.
Until next time!