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Alliums (Allium)

March 15, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1773 Views alliums, edible plants, garden pests, gardening tips, garlic, onions, Pest control, Plant Care, rabbit resistant, scent

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

10 neat things about soil

10 Neat Things Gardening Science

About Soil

April 21, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2699 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

10 Neat Things Bulbs Flowers Plants

About Crocus

April 13, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 4150 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 3021 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 3889 Views carrots, Celery, full sun gardening, gardening tips, onions, planting vegetables, radishes, raised beds, 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

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Buying Plants

April 29, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3511 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?

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How-to Local Gardener Videos Ye Two Olde Dawgs

The Vegepod

April 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3155 Views carrots, Celery, full sun gardening, gardening tips, onions, planting vegetables, radishes, raised beds, vegepod

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

10 neat things about pussy willows

10 Neat Things Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Pussy Willows

March 25, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 5075 Views allergies, Beethoven, Dyngus Day, early pollinators, gardening tips, Salix discolor, spring flowers, willows

1. Dyngus Day. Pussy willows were a player on Easter Monday or Wet Monday, a Polish celebration also known in

carrots yummy crunchy

Carrots – Yummy, Crunchy

February 11, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3188 Views carrot varieties, carrots, cilantro lime carrots, cooking, 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 about tulips

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About Tulips

November 13, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4542 Views fall planting, gardening tips, spring flowers, squirrels, tulips

1. Tulips rising in fall. Much of Canada has been enjoying a bit of unseasonably warm weather this fall. Some

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