MattMiddleton

Member since: Mar 08 | Years gardening: 5 Organic gardener

I’m the son of two quasi-hippies, both of whom have been gardening organically as long as I can remember. After getting out on my own, I was bitten by the gardening bug pretty quickly, and I can’t imagine not getting my hands dirty in some way.

By day, I work in technical support/testing for a company that builds web-based fundraising solutions for non-profit organizations.

Gardens

Midtown Toronto East-Facing garden

Zone 6 This garden was dug in on April 13, 2009. It's an extension of the south-facing garden.
- 7 plants
- 11 journals
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Midtown Toronto Seedlings garden

Zone 6 I used two Lee Valley seed starters this year; one standard one, and one narrow "windowsill" model. I've transplanted everything in to the gardens...
- 0 plants
- 43 journals
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Midtown Toronto South-Facing garden

Zone 6 This plot is outside the window of my apartment. It's 15' 6" wide by 2' 3" deep, and has a southern exposure.
- 5 plants
- 76 journals
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- 1 comments
Silverthorne Allotment garden

Zone 6 The City of Toronto has an allotment garden near St. Clair West and Old Weston Road, and I put my name in for one this year. I think it should be ...
- 5 plants
- 22 journals
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[Archived] Midtown Toronto Under-The-Oak garden

Zone 6 This garden is going to be planted around the oak tree outside my apartment. The soil directly around the tree has already been stripped of sod (l...
- 5 plants
- 6 journals
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[Archived] Salad Fixings Container garden

Zone 6 Using some pots I've scavenged over the last year, I've planted a bunch of different salad greens and herbs. Most of these things have had a shot ...
- 6 plants
- 5 journals
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