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10 neat things about seeds

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10 Neat Things About Seeds

April 22, 2024 Dorothy Dobbie 3838 Views cotyledon, F1 hybrids, gardening tips, heirloom seeds, plant biology, Plant growth, seed germination, seed nutrition, seeds, sunflower seeds

1. Nuts and eggs are seeds, too. Although we don’t often think of them like this, eggs and nuts are

Local Gardener Plants

Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina)

April 15, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 461 Views cat resistant plant, fuzzy texture, garden plants, gardening tips, ground cover, Lamb’s ear, ornamental plants, Plant Care, rabbit deterrent, Stachys byzantina

Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina): The fuzzy texture of lamb’s ear is not appealing to rabbits.

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Alliums (Allium)

March 15, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 556 Views alliums, edible plants, garden pests, gardening tips, garlic, onions, Pest control, Plant Care, rabbit resistant, strong smell

Alliums (Allium): These plants, including onions and garlic, are generally avoided due to their strong smell.

How to Grow Carnations Indoors?

January 10, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1630 Views carnations, flower care, gardening tips, growing carnations, houseplants, indoor blooms, Indoor Gardening, January birth flowers, Plant Care, winter flowers

As the carnation is recognized as the birth flower for January, I’m interested in learning more about it as a

10 neat things about soil

10 Neat Things Gardening Science

About Soil

April 21, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1425 Views compost, gardening tips, microorganisms, organic material, plant nutrition, pollinators, potting mix, soil conservation, soil ecology, soil health

1. You have to eat a peck of dirt before you die. Fortunately, that old saying does not apply to

10 neat things about crocus

About Crocus

April 13, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2416 Views corms, Crocuses, fall-blooming, gardening tips, naturalizing, Plant Care, prairie crocus, saffron, spring flowers, squirrels

1. Plural. You can say “crocuses”, “croci” or “crocus” when you have more than one. Personally, I think “crocuses” is

10 neat things about peppers

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Peppers

July 15, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1933 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

How-to Local Gardener Videos Ye Two Olde Dawgs

Planting the Vegepod

June 17, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2675 Views carrots, Celery, full sun gardening, gardening tips, onion sets, planting vegetables, radishes, raised garden, spring onions, vegepod

By Ian Leatt It’s the beginning of May and I hear a little knocking at the door. Rising and opening

10 neat things about buying plants

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

Buying Plants

April 29, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2081 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?

putting together a vegepod diy

How-to Local Gardener Videos Ye Two Olde Dawgs

The Vegepod

April 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2231 Views carrots, Celery, full sun gardening, gardening tips, onion sets, planting vegetables, radishes, raised garden, spring onions, vegepod

Two olde dawgs: putting together a Vegepod Last fall, as I was outside raking still more leaves from the trees

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