Bountiful Harvests in Toronto

Gardening and teaching others to do the same

Today we ’re visiting a beautiful garden in Toronto .

I ’ve been gardening since I was in diapers , when I would represent in the dirt of my grandparents ’ and other family penis ’ backyard garden . As an older child and teenager , I would take the lead gardening in the chiliad of my family home .

Some highlights of my gardening achiever include maximize my space andharvestswithsuccession plantingtechniques ; grow a 4 - pound tomato plant ; extending my active gardening season across 9 to 10 month a year , evendealing with coarse wintertemperatures ; and successfullygrowing figs(better suited for a Mediterranean climate ) in Toronto — not to mention the pride I take in inspiring K of citizenry online along with the many clients I ’ve build gardens for . It ’s very rewarding when I ’m teach people who are 20 years former than me how to garden .

Despite the winner , every year there ’s something that does n’t go well — pests , weather , soil conditions . And that ’s OK ! Even as an “ expert , ” I embrace learning and hear new things , because not everything is perfect .

For the hereafter , I hope to continue building my brand and business to help others ascertain the value of produce backyardveggies — and also to uphold Italian traditions and culture while doing so . A few weeks ago I received an email from a follower who say me I ’ve enliven their 90 - class - old Italian father to examine some novel things in the garden ! Getting through to a stubborn Italian man with young tricks ? ! That just indicate me just how all-embracing and worthful my efforts can be .

Tomatoesare one of the whizz of my garden for sure . In my opinion , there ’s nothing that has such a encompassing flavour profile kitchen range between store - bought and homegrown than love apple . People who have never taste a backyard Lycopersicon esculentum before do n’t know what a tomato even taste like . The fact that I have seeds traced back to the sixties from Italy makes them special to mature .

A lot of masses call up I spring up on a farm , but I in reality live less than 20 moment from business district Toronto in an side by side suburb . How ? My next - door neighbor and I have a “ thousand share ” concord . I build and manage a garden on their property in addition to my own . And we portion out the bountifulness !

A bowling ball ofblackberriesfrom the garden

Beautiful harvesting ofcherry Lycopersicon esculentum

Figs — yes , you’re able to grow them in a cold-blooded climate like Toronto ’s !

An armload ofgarlic

summertime in a basket — ripe tomatoes

Now that is one massive Swiss chard plant !

And one Brobdingnagian tomato !

If you need to see more , see out his site ( theyoungnonno.com ) , or follow him on Instagram:@theyoungnonno

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