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gardening calendar february 2021

February 2021

February 2, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1922 Views backyard bird count, dormant spray, flower seeds, garden planning, gardening tips, Indoor Gardening, last frost date, seedling trays, starting seeds, vegetable seeds

Can you feel the days getting longer? I’m preparing dinner during daylight now and it feels wonderful! It’s February! It’s

how to get started

Gardening for Beginners How-to Local Gardener

How to get started

January 29, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3615 Views composting, diseased plants, fall clean-up, flower beds, garden maintenance, Local garden centre, plant hardiness, raking leaves, wildlife habitat, winter garden

By Shauna Dobbie Are you starting your very first garden? Congratulations! There are several little details to help you get

10 neat things about sesame

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Sesame

January 28, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3525 Views annual crops, drought-tolerant, healthy fats, oil-rich seeds, seed varieties, sesame oil, sesame plant, Sesame seeds, tahini, tempura oil

1. Open sesame. Ali Baba overheard this magical phrase as he watched the 40 Thieves enter their cave of stolen

10 neat things about watering houseplants

10 Neat Things How-to Indoor plants

About Watering Houseplants

January 21, 2021 Shauna Dobbie 2340 Views distilled water, drainage, fungus gnats, hydroponics, overwatering, plant bath, Plant Care, plant health, underwatering, Watering houseplants

Best gift options for gardeners 1. When to water. Use your powers of observation when watering houseplants. If the top

Special Annual Edition

Special Annual Edition

January 18, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1970 Views Canada’s Local Gardener, chickens in the garden, companion planting, garden planning, landscape lighting, landscaping, ornamental plants, seating areas, Seed Catalogues, straw bale gardening

Ask for the special annual edition magazine at Indigo, Safeway, Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, Real Atlantic Superstore, Shoppers Drug Mart

10 neat things about bamboo

10 Neat Things Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Bamboo

January 14, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2827 Views bamboo, bamboo bridge, bamboo construction, bamboo fabric, bamboo growth, bamboo in Chinese culture, bamboo in culture, bamboo mythology, flowering grass, lucky bamboo

1. Grass or wood? Bamboo (Bambusa) is a flowering perennial evergreen plant from the grass family. Although it’s considered a

10 Neat things about snow removal

About Snow Removal

January 7, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2111 Views chemical de-icers, powered snow shovels, road salt, rotary ploughs, snow blowers, snow melting, snow ploughs, Snow removal, snow shovels, winter maintenance

1. Snow pushers, shovels, sleighs and brooms. When I was a kid, everyone had a standard metal snow shovel with

10 neat things about mistletoe

10 Neat Things Plants

About Mistletoe

December 18, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2501 Views American mistletoe, birdlime, European mistletoe, evergreen plants, holiday traditions, kissing tradition, Mistletoe, mistletoe berries, mistletoe mythology, parasitic plant

1. Divine essence of male virility. Mistletoe (Viscum album) was seen in pre-Christian Europe as the symbol of maleness. The

10 neat things about pines

10 Neat Things Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Pines

December 10, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2931 Views jack pine, old-growth forests, pine needle bundles, pine needle tea, pine resin uses, Pine trees, pine-eating birds, pinecones, serotinous cones, tree symbolism

1. Pine needle bundles. Pines send out their needles in clusters or bundles of two, three or five, depending on

10 neat things about coyotes

10 Neat Things Animals Wild Critters

About Coyotes

December 4, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2760 Views Canis latrans, coyote diet, coyote footprints, coyote howls, coyote intelligence, coyote packs, Coyotes, predator-prey relationships, urban wildlife, wildlife adaptation

1. The prospering dog. The common coyote, Canis Latrans, is among the most successful large mammals when it comes to

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