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Plants

Starting Tomatoes

March 11, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2431 Views tomato

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

CLG Podcast Local Gardener Seeds

Episode 1: Seeds

February 25, 2021 Shauna Dobbie 2267 Views

Episode 1: Seeds Episode 1: Seeds! Hosts Shauna and Dorothy Dobbie interview John Barrett of Vesey’s Seeds to learn how

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

Edible Garden

February 25, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2091 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 2326 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

Edibles Plants

Carrots – Yummy, Crunchy

February 11, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2312 Views carrot varieties, carrots, cilantro lime carrots, cooking with carrots, garden-to-table, gardening tips, healthy eating, Homegrown produce, root vegetables, vegetable gardening

Carrots are easy to grow and are filled with vitamins and minerals, it’s no wonder they are the vegetable of

10 Neat Things Flowers Foliage Perennials Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Roses

February 10, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2284 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

Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

Berries in the garden

February 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3175 Views Berries, blueberry gardening, currants, edible landscaping, fruit gardening, gooseberries, Honeyberries, raspberry care, saskatoon berries, small fruits

Do you ever feel like blueberries are so hard to grow it isn’t worth trying and raspberries are so easy

How-to Seeds

Sowing Seeds

February 5, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1928 Views early spring planting, gardening equipment, Indoor Gardening, organic gardening, Peppers, Seed starting, seedling care, tomato seedlings, transplanting, vegetable gardening

By Mark MacDonald Getting a head start on spring, scores of farm crops have been cultivated for centuries through the

Flowers Plants Trees & Shrubs

Lilacs – Old is new again

February 4, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3402 Views dwarf lilacs, fall beauty, fragrant flowers, hardy plants, landscape design, lilac varieties, Lilacs, low-maintenance shrubs, pruning lilacs, spring blooms

By Gerald Filipski Tips for keeping your lilac happy:• Grow in full sun for the best flowering results.• Prune off

Plants Trees & Shrubs

Care for trees

February 4, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2274 Views aeration, fertilization, nutrient management, Pest control, root zone, soil treatment, tree care, tree health, tree maintenance, urban forestry

By Mike Allen Aeration and fertilization is a tree care process that can be done by property owners to open

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