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10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things about tomato troubles

10 Neat Things Edibles Plant diseases Plants

About Tomato Troubles

August 27, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5886 Views Blossom drop, Blossom end rot, Catfacing, Cracking, Early blight, Fusarium wilt, Sun scald, tomatoes, Verticillium wilt

1. Blossom end rot. This is one tomato trouble that is a source of frustration to many first-time growers! Blossom

10 neat things about groundcover

10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Foliage Perennials Plants

About Groundcover

August 20, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5308 Views Erosion control, groundcovers, Landscape fabric, lawns, roses, shade, watering

1. It’s thyme, baby. Thyme will hold up nicely as groundcover between flagstones in a sunny area that gets a

shade garden

How-to Local Gardener

Shade Garden

July 28, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4449 Views shade

Unwind in the calm shadows of the shade garden where the world is lush and green and soothing to the

10 Neat Things about watering plants

10 Neat Things How-to Plants

About Watering Plants

July 10, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4558 Views watering

Water is essential to a plant’s growth. 1. Water is the staff of plant life. Watering plants will deliver nutrients

10 neat things about strawberries

10 Neat Things Edibles Perennials Plants Wild Flowers

About Strawberries

July 3, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4737 Views Global cultivation, health benefits, salad, strawberries

1. The strawberry isn’t a berry. It isn’t even a fruit. Botanically speaking, the strawberry is a false fruit because

10 neat things about spiky flowers

10 Neat Things Annuals Bulbs Flowers Perennials Plants Wild Flowers

Spiky Flowers

June 26, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 10649 Views Delphinium, Foxglove, Gladiolus, hyacinths, Liatris, Obedience plant, Pollination strategy, snapdragon, Spiky flowers

1. Flowers on spikes. Spiky flowers could refer to flowers with spikes or flowers that form on a spike-like stem;

Pollinators in your Garden

June 20, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3868 Views Echinacea, habitat loss, hummingbirds, Monarch Butterflies, native plants, pesticides, pollinators

Populations of many pollinators have declined seriously across North America according to a recent United States National Academy of Science

grass for your lawn

Gardening for Beginners

Grass for your Lawn

June 19, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5348 Views ecological gardening, grass types, lawns

Well-cultured lawns have several beneficial features. They filter and clean water and return it to the water table. In urban

asian greens

Asian Greens

June 19, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3917 Views cool weather crops, Lemon grass, Mustard greens, Tatsoi, Vietnamese coriander

A shrinking globe brought Asian vegetables to prominence in North America. Tourists, soldiers returning from the Korean and Vietnam wars,

Spittlebug

Spittlebugs

June 17, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 6408 Views froghopper, garden pests, nymph stage, organic gardening, Perennials, Pest control, plant pests, Spittlebugs, strawberries, xylem

Who’s been spitting on my plants? Spittlebugs show a preference for nitrogen-fixing plants such as legumes and it is postulated

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