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Veggies move to the front yard

Moore Park and Beaches residents find a new venue for growing produce

KATHY FLAXMAN

From Friday's Globe and Mail

June 20, 2008 at 12:00 AM EDT

Harriet McFarlane is just what you'd want in a neighbour. She bakes, she's got a Band-Aid when little kids scrape their knees, and a few words for every walker and jogger who passes her Moore Park home.

She knows the history of the houses and is happy to share interesting tidbits about them. Plus, she's happy to snip off a bit of the mint she has planted on the boulevard between the street and sidewalk in front of her home, which she shares with her husband, Ivan. Making yourself a mint julep? Salut! .... click here: Veggies move to the front yard

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Interest in patio vegetable gardens and edible landscapes is going through the roof. We have known that this explosion was going on in Europe and wondered if it would hit here, too.

At the annual industry trials in early spring, a company called Floranova showed us the future, and it looks mighty tasty. They had created at their trial site a deck and patio with bountiful hanging baskets of tomatoes like Tumbling Tom, as well as a yellow version. They also had containers with small but sturdy Totem tomato plants that were loaded with fruit.

The Buckingham yellow zucchini squash, the Balmoral acorn squash and Windsor pumpkins surprised most of us. The containers were loaded and ready to harvest.

Other containers, not large ones either, were filled with peppers — sweet ones like Mohawk and Redskin as well as hot ones like Cheyenne. Klik disini untuk selanjutnya : You won’t believe what grows in pots