Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Seed starting!

 

I was reading through my Canadian Gardening magazine the other day and they had a feature on seed-sowing techniques (check it out here).  I was very curious at the techniques so I decided to get a head start this year with the plantings.  So I went and got a whole bunch of vegetable seeds (by Urban Harvest) from the Big Carrot .  The first time I heard about Urban Harvest was at Canada Blooms a few years ago, they sell organic and heirloom seeds, and it's a great way to support local Toronto businesses as well as contribute to bio diversity.  I bought seeds for tomatoes (2 kinds), lettuce (2 kinds), radish, cucumber, onions, basil, arugula, chives, cilantro etc etc.  (yeah I must admit I kind of went overboard).

So here they are, day 3 since I started with seed sowing technique #1 (no action yet).... come on little seeds, grow grow grow!!! :) 

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Spring is in the air!

I think I'm starting to get a hint of Spring fever.  The mild weather we've been getting in Toronto probably contributed to that as well.  The other day when I went and surveyed the backyard to see what's happened since the Winter, I was surprised to find new growth at some of the plants already, such as the day lily etc. 


And of course, our little raccoon and squirrel friends have Spring fever as well, as evident in the digging they have started to do around the tree stump and throughout the lawn....  argh.....those buggers....


Kind of not looking forward to the havoc they're going to cause in the Spring.... I guess all I can do now is just say "om"......


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