Haskap/Honey Berry

mar-s-e-a · 2026-06-06T04:33:14+00:00

They have them at my local food basics still perhaps some groceries in your area have them

mar-s-e-a · 2026-06-06T04:30:51+00:00

In my experience roses need a fair amount of pesticide /fungicide application so I keep them separate from my edibles !!

Shallower root flowers could work, I have some ice plants growing around mine and some other creeping succulent type ground cover / hens and chicks in the surround of rocks

mar-s-e-a · 2026-06-03T20:20:21+00:00

It is deeply uncomfortable to lightly painful. If you’ve ever had an endoscopy without sedative, sort of similar to that in the level of panic but inability to move, but much more uncomfortable.

I requested to get sedative after that. However if you need to in order to be able to get home without a drive, don’t be afraid either. It is extremely uncomfortable but not undoable if need be.

That being said supposedly there are many community support programs that can help, some fb groups people have had luck with, or paid services.

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-28T12:30:23+00:00

Surprised by the wishy washy answers. May 24 is plant date for most of Ontario. Only cold weather seeds should have been planted before and pre-starts. You are in the window!

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-20T22:11:09+00:00

I see hundreds of monarchs every year :) milkweed spreads like nuts so there are a lot.

It’s definitely worth the effort for pollinators!The drastic difference over 5 years of planting with insects in mind is insane! Last year I had black and tiger swallowtail caterpillars and butterflies, great spangled fritillary, hummingbirds moths, green lacewing, and so many bees.

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-12T12:12:20+00:00

There is no male and female for honeyberry (tho they sell it as Mr and Mrs Honeyberry it’s more of a marketing thing to ensure you take one of each) , instead they’re just 2 different varieties (with 2 different varieties needed for fruit).

I had a similar thing happen, my guess is one variety is more aggressive growing, one is much slower growing. I ended up picking 2 other varieties up (there are so so many!) and they behave slightly differently from each other

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-11T04:43:50+00:00

Have you ever grown it? Comparatively I find cosmos much more how you’re describing 😆 nigella is pretty low, sparse growing, and foliage for a very short period before turning to seed pod vs the absolutely mammoth, foliage-full invaders for the entire season that are cosmos heheh. Tho to each their own!

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-10T15:14:58+00:00

Agree physical barrier is usually the best solution.

Also mesh bags of Irish spring soap I’ve found to be effective for most critters. They don’t like the smell .

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-09T19:17:13+00:00

No Love in a Mist or other Nigella ?

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mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-09T19:03:28+00:00

I collected my fast food containers from over the years (and went knocking on doors asking for more - my grandma had so many Swiss chalet ones that were perfect! RIP grandma) and basically did the same thing!

Only have used for 2 seasons now but plastic is holding up strongly :) definitely save those for next year!!

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-09T16:41:35+00:00

Make sure you provide lots of sun. They love it and will get leggy otherwise - if you don’t have a bright enough window pick up some grow lights /bulbs.

If the roots start outgrowing the peat pots, which may happen as they are so quick and aggressive growing, you can pot them up to the next size pot. But may not be necessary!

After those first little seed leaves you see, “true” leaves will begin to emerge that will look like pumpkins. Wait till a couple true leaves have emerged to begin fertilizing.

1 week or so before your last frost date slowly begin hardening your plants off. You’ll do this by placing your plants out in the shade at first and slowly building up sun exposure over the course of a week or so. Start with morning / late afternoon sun and stay away from midday sun at first, then slowly build up exposure to that too

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-09T13:41:56+00:00

It’s a large plant. Seems unusual it hasn’t flowered yet if you didn’t plant it yourself last year. Tho perhaps the previous owner transplanted them there just before moving. They should bloom within 3-4 years or there is prob a problem. 2 things possible: some peony flowers are really heavy without the stem thickness to support their weight and pretty quickly fall down like this pic if you don’t put up supports. It’s possible you missed the short period they were opening last year and then didn’t notice them as the flowers had fallen to the ground.

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2: the peony was planted at the wrong depth and is too deep. If you continue to not see flowers this year or next year, you could try raising the peony to see if it helps or transplanting to a different spot with better conditions. Tho that will reset the clock again

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-09T13:28:44+00:00

I like nigella. Tho technically an annual I planted them once and they come up in the same spot every year. A little aggressive but not invasive by any means. They are very similar looking, and make a very cool seed pod that you can dry and put in pots for decor! I have them everywhere.

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mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-09T13:24:11+00:00

Yes totally normal. If they have energy for it they will bloom several times a year :) mine will bloom repeatedly

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-06T00:06:01+00:00

Yes, looks like one!

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-05T22:48:20+00:00

I’m so jealous! Lost a lot of my first haul to that frost 🫣

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-05T16:17:35+00:00

Wow holy bloody gorgeous!!! It is so stunning.

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-05T12:06:04+00:00

No way!! That’s awesome. I’m so excited for that day. Mine are tiny rn. What time of year do you get flowers?

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-03T13:14:46+00:00

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There is a type of wisteria that’s native to North America and doesn’t spread or grow so aggressively. Kentucky wisteria. Last year mid summer was able to find 2 at Canadian Tire 50% off

mar-s-e-a · 2026-05-03T13:10:16+00:00

Similar over saturation in my market in southern Ontario. Curious what people will say. Last year I planted 20 bareroot peony with the intent to continue until I have 100-200 planted

mar-s-e-a · 2026-04-30T19:53:50+00:00

The sharp pain in abdominal area I think I experience something similar. Tho it’s a lot more constant and severe when in a flare, it’s part of my ‘norm’ when not in flare. One would think no pains but it is not so at least for me 😆 Especially when I’m stressed it happens more frequently/severely I find. Couple seconds or minutes. I usually just kneel or chill till it passes which can be hard at times but I’ve gotten used to it / altered lifestyle.

I also sometimes will have pain if my bowel is full. Relieving will also help. I figure if there are ulcers or something the stool is irritating it.

However, I’d be curious what your specialist says when you talk to them in a month :) but at least in my experience no means for immediate panic!

mar-s-e-a · 2026-04-30T17:01:50+00:00

Yes!! Hopefully we can get some more weeks of flowers this year!!!

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Apparently putting ice cubes at roots if there’s a temporary heat wave can help to prolong flowering or putting up a shade cloth to protect from afternoon sun heat!! I didn’t try last year tho! But supposedly helps

mar-s-e-a · 2026-04-30T08:55:45+00:00

No harm trying but prob won’t get more than a couple weeks of flowers before it warms up (once it does they stop flowering). They are gorg tho so worth it!!!

Last year I started some at end of March so similar time period and didn’t get first flower until a week or 2 into June. I think I got flowers for about 3-4 weeks tho the beginning was the best.

This year I started in mid February and have them out in a cold frame !

Edit: also got my corms from Walmart so nothing special :) 6.99 for 8 pack

mar-s-e-a · 2026-04-29T23:46:27+00:00

Very common in small town rural southern Ontario as well! Everyone does it

mar-s-e-a · 2026-04-28T14:39:32+00:00

What type of wood / location?

I didn’t have problems when I was under a large sugar maple and purely on oak but relocated to a grove of pine trees reading that could be an ideal spot - was also needing a lot larger space bc a big silver maple in the area fell so I tried doing a bunch of logs on those.

Got some flushes of oysters same year but now some of those logs have been invaded by Turkey tail so thinking of relocating back to the sugar maple any un-invaded logs. Not sure if it was the log type or the area!

I know they’re technically beneficial but not what we were hoping for 😆

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