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10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things

About Compost

March 18, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2273 Views biochar, compost, compost tumbler, composting tips, humus, mushroom compost, organic gardening, soil health, sustainable gardening, vermicompost

1. What every good compost pile needs. Nothing can happen to a compost heap unless it has carbon (brown and

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Wild Critters

About Skunks

March 11, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 5652 Views 10 Neat Things, garden citters, how to get rid of skunk smell, skunks

1. Skunk diet. Skunks have a varied diet that includes roots, seeds and berries; small mice, birds and eggs; and,

10 Neat Things

Latin Names

March 4, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2858 Views binomial system, botanical Latin, botanical nomenclature, cultivar names, genus and species, horticulture terms, Latin plant names, plant classification, plant growth habits, plant taxonomy

1. The point. Horticulturists refer to plants by their Latin names for reasons far beyond being snobbish (though the occasional

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

Edible Garden

February 25, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2095 Views companion planting, composting, container gardening, Edible gardening, fruit-bearing trees, hanging strawberries, homemade pickles, raised beds, vegetable gardening, worm castings

1. Plants feed the world. Only plants know how to change the energy of the sun into digestible, edible protein

10 Neat Things Flowers Indoor plants Plants

About Orchids

February 19, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2333 Views air roots, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, orchid care, orchid fertilizer, Orchids, Phalaenopsis, pseudobulbs, scented orchids, watering orchids

1. Gardener, put down that watering can! More windowsill orchids die from drowning than any other cause. Just because many

10 Neat Things Flowers Foliage Perennials Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Roses

February 10, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2288 Views black spot fungus, Canadian roses, David Austin roses, flower care, garden tips, hybrid tea roses, pruning roses, rose gardening, rose varieties, roses

1. Prickle or thorn, it still hurts. Technically, roses have prickles. Thorns are modified leaves containing vascular strands of the

10 Neat Things Annuals Edibles Flowers Foliage Perennials Plants Wild Flowers

About Edible Weeds

February 3, 2021 Dorothy Dobbie 12397 Views 10 Neat Things, edible weeds

Purslane 1. Move over spinach. Purslane, sometimes called portulaca, is an edible weed. It has 10 times the Omega 3

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Sesame

January 28, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3528 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 How-to Indoor plants

About Watering Houseplants

January 21, 2021 Shauna Dobbie 2342 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

10 Neat Things Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Bamboo

January 14, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2829 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

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