Veggie Basket

Love the ideas in this article on how to be more eco-friendly when it comes to gardening. I will be skipping the "attract birds" resolution because once the little critters see my red, succulent strawberries, there's no warding them off. There's also the far fetched "attract bats to your garden" one. Really?!

How to make an affordable DIY cold frame from a shelf.

Here's a clever device: Potmaker from Lee Valley. If you'd rather save the $17 for something else, there's always this device free method of making pots from newspaper. After skimming through the comments, it appears that the water evaporates quickly and the pots get wet (but not wet enough to break it down completely before planting in the soil), so I'm not entirely sure if it's a great idea. We will see : ) I'll give it a try when Spring arrives.

Fact sheets on gardening from the Toronto Botanical Garden website.

There's a Q&A Ask A Master Gardener forum.

A number of links at the Community Garden Network.

My windowsill basil's life is coming to an end, but it's all good! There is now a stash of little basil seeds waiting to be grown.

How to collect basil seeds.

There isn't much to do in the yard, so I decided to surf the internet. I came across this amazing site that lets you download unique Blogger templates. Loving the look of this blog now!