by Julia Dimakos | Jul 9, 2024 | Gardening Tips
Have cucumber beetles been an issue in your vegetable garden? They were a big problem in mine. I struggled with them for two consecutive years until I made a few sacrifices to get rid of them naturally. Last year, my garden was free of cucumber beetles, and my...
by Julia Dimakos | Jun 11, 2024 | Gardening Tips, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables, Video
My good friend Joanne Shaw recently invited me back on her podcast, “Down the Garden Path”, to talk about growing tomatoes. We decided to focus our chat on tomato seed starting, growing on, fertilizing, watering techniques, tips for avoiding blossom end...
by Julia Dimakos | Mar 4, 2024 | Garden Planning, Gardening Tips, Seed Starting, Vegetable Gardening
In 2017, I created my original Seed Company Round-Up. It is listed under the header “Resources” and lists my favourite seed companies in Canada and the U.S. If you had the opportunity to visit it and found it helpful, thank you. If you haven’t, I’m excited to announce...
by Julia Dimakos | Feb 26, 2024 | DIY, Gardening Tips, Indoor Gardening, Self Sufficiency, Vegetable Gardening
If you’re looking for a fun, kid-friendly gardening project that can be done indoors, I’ve got you covered! Let’s grow a container of microgreens right on your windowsill. It’s fun and a great learning experience, and your children will see how easy it can be to grow...
by Julia Dimakos | Feb 24, 2024 | Gardening Tips, Herb Gardening, Herbs, Perennials, Raised Bed Gardening, Seed Starting, Self Sufficiency, Vegetable Gardening
This post is from the archives and the first of many to return to juliadimakos.com. This post is originally from May 2015. Some edits and additions have been made where necessary. Every winter, I enjoy combing through the various seed catalogues, searching for...
by Julia Dimakos | Dec 13, 2023 | Gardening Tips, Indoor Gardening
If you live where winter temperatures drop below freezing and have rosemary growing in your garden, consider transitioning your plants indoors for the winter since this frost-tender plant will not overwinter in temperatures below -10 Celsius / 14 Fahrenheit. To...
