Toronto Yard and Garden

Soil quality is a common problem in landscapes. So, for this blog article, I've decided to give my thoughts on the following article "https://plantura.garden/uk/gardening-tips/soil/how-to-improve-soil-quality" which describes ways in which people can improve the quality of their soil. 1) "Adding hummus" --> potting soils and composts are sold at pretty much every garden center. My belief about them is that they rot and decompose quickly, creating a poor planting medium. Howe

Ok, so if you own/rent your home and you want to overseed your lawn, you're going to have to do the standard stuff - rake the dead thatch off, mow the lawn, blow any debris clear. Then you're going to lay a little bit of soil (quarter inch, half inch, whatever, just enough to give the seeds a little bed to grow in. Soil should be basically the most expensive, nutritious, clear of debris soil you can buy for your little seed babies. Then, I haven't done this, but I've told a l

The plants in your garden beds may not be growing for a variety of reasons. This blog post is aimed at providing some common explanations as to why your plants may not be thriving as much as you'd like them to be: Buried objects, chemical damage, inappropriate watering, inappropriate sunlight, wrong cultivar, wrong plant for wrong climate zone, wrong soil structure, low soil fertility, pH, soil compaction. Fungi, bacteria, disease, pests, vicinity to other plants, It can be

Tetanus and Gardening Safety One hazard that gardeners may hear about (and some may tragically experience) is tetanus. If you search the internet you may find articles like this one, which says that tetanus claims the lives of over a million people worldwide annually ( http://www.rose.org/rose-care-articles/tetanus-the-silent-killer/ ). Tetanus is doubtlessly a horrifying disease. Caused by the bacteria C. Tetani, tetanus enters the body through open wounds releasing a neurot

Introduction Glyphosate herbicide toxicity is an interesting topic for many people since it is a main ingredient found in herbicides that are used worldwide like Roundup. The purpose of this article is to share information regarding glyphosate and glyphosate products and their impacts on human and animal health. Table of Contents The Glyphosate Issue Is Glyphosate Harmful to Humans? Is Glyphosate Safe? European Commission Report Findings The Glyphosate Issue Glyphosate is a u