About Chicken Eggs
1. No roosters needed. Most birds don’t lay unfertilized eggs, but chickens do. A hen need never meet a rooster to lay an egg. The
Canada's Local Gardener
April 30, 2020
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About Beans
1. Bean, legume or pulse? All three words mean the same thing but in different ways. “Bean” can refer to non-leguminous plants, though, and often
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April 24, 2020
Victory Gardens
1. What? Victory gardens are vegetable gardens planted during a war by those staying at home. The idea is that, with reduced productivity on farms
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April 16, 2020
About Flowers for Easter
1. Easter flowers. Some of the plants and flowers associated with Easter are simply early spring flowers, like potted hydrangeas, while others have attributes that
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April 10, 2020
Cherry Blossoms
1. Hanami . It’s cherry blossom time in Japan! Hanami means “flower-viewing” and generally refers to taking in the beauty of cherry blossoms. It’s a
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April 2, 2020
About Pansies
1. Pansies for thought. The origin of the word pansy is reputed to be the French word pensée, meaning thought. The idea is that the face
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March 26, 2020
COVID 19 Myths
1. Garlic. There is no evidence that eating raw garlic will kill the virus. Garlic does have some antimicrobial properties but that doesn’t mean eating
Canada's Local Gardener
March 19, 2020
About Nests
1. What are they? Nests are structures built to hold eggs, offspring and, sometimes, adults. They’re often built owing to the “nesting instinct” of pregnant
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March 12, 2020
About Hyacinths
1. Fake. Hyacinths were voted the flower most likely to be mistaken for fake, by me, this morning. With their perfect waxy-looking flowers (Wikipedia calls
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March 6, 2020
About Sheep
Lamb 1. What kind? Sheep are specifically referred to by age. Young ‘uns are, of course, lambs, and adults are ewes if they’re females or
Canada's Local Gardener
February 27, 2020