Canadian Friendly Gardening Forum

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Plant Markers:
What do you use?
I use old mini blinds - I cut one end to a point - the other end - I round it off - the best I can.
I use a grease pencil / china markers and they have lasted for years.
The grease pencil doesn't fade like other pens and it can be rubbed with rubbing alcohol.
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Nothing says "Summer" better than corn on the cob and fresh melons.
What about you?

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This forum is quiet.
Waiting for harvest time.
Most of the food I preserved is almost all gone except for tomato sauce.
What about you?
Did you get a chance to use most of it?

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At my house - birds and squirrels.

The snow is finally gone and the life in the garden begins!

Anybody else see anything happening?

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_ All I know about about Seeds and Seedlings.
Which seeds needs "dark or light" to germinate?
Always Learning!
All about Seeds and Seedlings:
https://canadian-gardening.ca/growing-food/seeds/
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What do you do when your seedlings were looking great yesterday and today they're droopy and half dead?
I usually do a loud roar - and come back later.

So frustrating - but I just learn from the experience, sow some more seeds and move on.

Seedlings Damping Off:
https://canadian-gardening.ca ...

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Fruit trees in zone 5-6 -- are not easy to grow.
Do you have any?
I bought 4 new fruit years last year and I hope I can keep it alive long enough to get some fruit.
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https://canadian-gardening.ca/container-gardening/
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Now that a lot of people are downsizing their gardens or are beginner gardeners - container gardening is a good way to have something growing either for food or colour.

What do you think?