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About Sunflowers

March 10, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2048 Views allelopathy, Fibonacci sequence, heliotropism, nuclear remediation, pollinators, sunflower growth, sunflower oil, sunflower roots, sunflowers, Ukraine

1. Sunflowers for Ukraine. Sunflowers grow well in Ukraine, owing to its hot dry summers. The flower was widely planted

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Rosemary

March 3, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2190 Views Culinary Herbs, herb of remembrance, Herbal remedies, kitchen herb, Mediterranean herb, Propagation, Rosemary, rosemary flowers, sunlight, water drainage

1. Dew of the sea The name rosemary has nothing to do with roses or anyone named Mary. It is

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Artichokes

December 16, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1922 Views ancient vegetables, aphrodisiac food, artichoke history, artichoke preparation, Artichokes, California artichokes, Cynara scolymus, healthy eating, Marilyn Monroe, New Orleans

1. Eating flower babies. An artichoke is the bud of the flowerhead of Cynara scolymus, a plant with lovely violet-blue

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Potatoes

November 18, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2088 Views Irish Potato Famine, Lord Byron, nutritional benefits, Potato diet, potato history, potato nutrition, potato production, resistant starch, spud varieties, true potatoes

1. The potato diet. Potatoes have a bad reputation as a heavy carb food that adds inches to waistlines. But

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Peppers

July 15, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2043 Views capsaicin, capsicum, gardening tips, growing peppers, health benefits, hot peppers, pepper heat, Peppers, Scoville scale, sweet peppers

1. Greek kapto, to bite or to swallow. Peppers and chillis are also known as capsicums. Their botanical name came

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Vines

About Cucumbers

May 13, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2138 Views anti-cancer properties, burpless cucumbers, climbing cucumbers, cucumber varieties, Cucumbers, healthy foods, pickling, vegetable cultivation, vegetable gardening, wild cucumber

1. Like broccoli with fewer calories. Cucumbers are among the world’s healthiest foods, containing health-giving lignans and flavonoids, as do

10 Neat Things Annuals Edibles Flowers Foliage How-to Perennials Plants Trees & Shrubs Vines

Buying Plants

April 29, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2181 Views Buying plants, Garden centre, gardening tips, insect infestations, moss, plant health, plant labels, plant warranties, root-bound plants, yellowing leaves

1. Potted plants in bloom (1). At the garden centre, should you buy plants that are already blooming or not?

10 Neat Things Edibles

About Bananas

March 31, 2021 Shauna Dobbie 2662 Views banana cultivation, banana facts, Bananas, berry, Cavendish banana, fruit ripening, Musa acuminata, Panama disease, plantains, potassium

1. It’s a berry. A strawberry isn’t, a raspberry isn’t, but a banana is a berry, botanically speaking. So are

CLG Podcast Edibles Gardening for Beginners Local Gardener

Starting Tomatoes

March 11, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2477 Views tomato

Starting tomatoes from seeds seems like an easy thing to do, but once you actually do it, there are a

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

Edible Garden

February 25, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2142 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

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