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1. Skunk diet. Skunks have a varied diet that includes roots, seeds and berries; small mice, birds and eggs; and, of course, grubs. If you’ve

Canada's Local Gardener March 11, 2021

Purslane 1. Move over spinach. Purslane, sometimes called portulaca, is an edible weed. It has 10 times the Omega 3 fatty acids found in spinach,

Dorothy Dobbie February 3, 2021

1. Live fast, die young. In the plant world, an annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in one season, from seed to

Shauna Dobbie January 10, 2020

1. Pumpkins. The favourite squash for this time of year is usually orange coloured. Pumpkins start out green through the summer but turn orange as

Canada's Local Gardener October 24, 2019

1. The talk of the town. Prairie dogs, the big cousin to the Richardson’s ground squirrel or gopher, live very social lives in colonies called

Canada's Local Gardener October 21, 2019

1. How toxic is toxic? Your garden is full of toxic plants, that could probably even kill, including parts of some that you eat (tomatoes,

Canada's Local Gardener October 17, 2019

1. Best bug. For overall best bug performance in the garden, the award goes to the humble ladybug. This pretty favourite of all children is

Canada's Local Gardener September 25, 2019

1. Leaf it be. We used to spend backbreaking hours raking leaves off our lawns in fall, piling them into bags and carrying them off

Canada's Local Gardener September 25, 2019

1. The lungs of the world. Trees produce oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide. A large tree puts out enough oxygen to sustain four people

Canada's Local Gardener September 23, 2019

1. Ground huggers, skyscrapers. Weeds are plants with an indomitable will to live – they are tough and strong and strategic. They can hug the

Canada's Local Gardener September 19, 2019

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