Don’t let your green thumb turn brown over the winter! There are many projects to keep you productive until spring after you have put your gardens to bed for the winter. My last job is to grind up ...
Where there are open fields in Hamilton neighbourhood parks, Lee Fairbanks sees biodiversity-boosting mini-forests thickening the city’s tree canopy. The Mountain resident and Paul O’Hara, a ...
The presidential election hasn’t helped my anxiety, but it’s been great for my garden. I can’t wring my hands while pulling weeds and planting seeds. It’s also made me think a lot about my ...
Herbs. Chamomile (Matricaria retutita) is a cool-season herb and now is the time to plant it. Seeds germinate easily in average soil. Plants grow to a height of two to three feet and are covered ...
Sunflower seeds are technically the fruits of the sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus). The seeds are harvested from the plant’s large flower heads, which can measure more than 12 inches (30.5 cm ...
Among culinary herbs, parsley is one of the most indispensable ... so now is the best time to plant parsley seeds or transplants. Grow parsley in beds that receive part shade to full sun (four ...