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About Pears

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

1. Defining leaves. Most of us recognize a plant by its flower, but in horticulture school students are taught to

1. Blossom end rot. This is one tomato trouble that is a source of frustration to many first-time growers! Blossom

1. It’s thyme, baby. Thyme will hold up nicely as groundcover between flagstones in a sunny area that gets a

Water is essential to a plant’s growth. 1. Water is the staff of plant life. Watering plants will deliver nutrients

1. The strawberry isn’t a berry. It isn’t even a fruit. Botanically speaking, the strawberry is a false fruit because

1. Flowers on spikes. Spiky flowers could refer to flowers with spikes or flowers that form on a spike-like stem;

A shrinking globe brought Asian vegetables to prominence in North America. Tourists, soldiers returning from the Korean and Vietnam wars,

Ulam Raja 1. King’s salad. When we think of cosmos, we think of the pretty delicate flowers once so common

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