Polls & Quizzes

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• Poll

  What is your biggest gardening challenge?

  Poll: What is your biggest gardening challenge?

  • Shade: My whole backyard is in the dark
  • Soil quality: Whether clay or sand, my soil is very high-maintenance
  • Full-sun: I can't get a single thing to grow in my scorched backyard
    
  • Drought: I get hardly any rain and my hose only unravels so far
  • Flooding: My plants practically float away!

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  What is your favourite early-season vegetable?

  Poll: What is your favourite early-season vegetable?

  • Asparagus
    
  • Peas
    
  • Spinach
    
  • Broccoli
    
  • Lettuce
    
  • Other

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  What is your most beloved spring flower?

  Poll: What is your most beloved spring flower?

  • Bleeding hearts
    
  • Magnolia blossoms
    
  • Cherry blossoms
    
  • Snowdrops
    
  • Any of the spring bulbs

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• Poll

  Do you wear gloves when you garden?

  Poll: Do you wear gloves when you garden?

  • Yes, always!
    
  • Sometimes, it really depends on the chore
    
  • Never, I like getting my hands dirty

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• Poll

  Which garden tools do you use the most?

  Poll: Which garden tools do you use the most?

  • My pruners and loppers
    
  • My hoe
    
  • Trowels and spades
    
  • Rakes or hand-powered tillers

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• Poll

  Do you own (and use!) a rain barrel?

  Poll: Do you own (and use!) a rain barrel?

  • Yes, I've had one for years. They save so much water!
    
    
  • I'm planning on getting one this year to save water
  • I don't have a rain barrel and don't plan on getting one

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• Poll

  How do you amend your soil?

  Poll: How do you amend your soil?

  • Fertilizer
  • Bone, corn or other meals
    
  • Compost/ compost tea from my composter
  • Shredded leaves
  • Manure

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• Quiz

  

  This year in gardening

  By

  Jennifer Murray

  What’s in store for you in 2009? Check out our predictions for what’s on your gardening horizon!