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About Sesame

January 28, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 5169 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 Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Olives

November 5, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4205 Views ancient Greece, olive oil, olive trees, peace symbol, Russian olives

1. Peace. Olive branches are a symbol of peace, and so we will look further into this species this week,

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Walnuts

October 8, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 6063 Views Black walnuts, Butternut trees, Juglone, Not a nut, Persian walnuts, Tree killer, Walnut dye, Walnut health risks, Walnut wood, Walnuts

1. Native or Persian? The walnuts you put in cookies and pies are probably Persian, or Juglans regia, also known

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Pears

October 1, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4182 Views Hardy fruit, Low maintenance trees, Poire Williams

1. Old fruit. Pears have been cultivated for at least 4000 years. The genus is believed to be from Western

10 Neat Things Edibles Plant diseases Plants

About Tomato Troubles

August 27, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5799 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 Edibles Perennials Plants Wild Flowers

About Strawberries

July 3, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4644 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

Edibles Plants

Asian Greens

June 19, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3834 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,

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Brassicas

June 11, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4914 Views Brassicas, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, Collard greens, Gai lan, Kale, Kohlrabi, Romanesco

Watch for an article on these vegetables in the summer issue of Canada’s Local Gardener magazine! 1. All the

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Berries

May 21, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 7135 Views currants, edible berries, saskatoon berries

Gooseberries are true berries Raspberries Blackberries Saskatoon berries Blueberries Currants Honeyberries Cranberries 1. A tomato is a berry, a blueberry

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Vines

About Beans

April 24, 2020 Shauna Dobbie 5168 Views beans, green manure, legumes, nitrogen fixing

1. Bean, legume or pulse? All three words mean the same thing but in different ways. “Bean” can refer to

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