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CLG Podcast Flora & Fauna Local Gardener

Flora & Fauna Episode 13: Growing berries with Sheryl Normandeau and Janet Melrose

July 5, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1673 Views berry, edible berries, Haskaps, Janet Melrose, Sea buckthorn, shauna dobbie, Sheryl Normandeau, strawberries

Strawberries and raspberries have been growing in gardens across Canada since we became a country. Haskaps, sea buckthorn and ground

10 neat things about spittlebugs

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Insects

About Spittlebugs

July 8, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3004 Views froghopper, garden pests, nymph stage, organic gardening, Perennials, Pest control, plant pests, Spittlebugs, strawberries, xylem

1. Who spit on my perennials? See those little dabs of foam on the stems of your favourite perennials? It

10 neat things about edible gardens

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

Edible Garden

February 25, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2855 Views companion plants, composting, container gardening, Edible gardening, fruit-bearing trees, homemade pickles, raised beds, strawberries, 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 about strawberries

10 Neat Things Edibles Perennials Plants Wild Flowers

About Strawberries

July 3, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4522 Views Global cultivation, health benefits, salad, strawberries

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

Spittlebug

Spittlebugs

June 17, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 6153 Views froghopper, garden pests, nymph stage, organic gardening, Perennials, Pest control, plant pests, Spittlebugs, strawberries, xylem

Who’s been spitting on my plants? Spittlebugs show a preference for nitrogen-fixing plants such as legumes and it is postulated

plants for kid gardeners

Gardening with Kids Plants

Plants for your Kid Gardener

March 12, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4252 Views chives, fuchsia, hens and chicks, lambs' ears, obedient plant, snapdragons, strawberries, sunflowers

Kids love most flowers and plants, especially those they get to help with. There are a few interactive plants that

wild strawberry

Wild Strawberry

February 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 10011 Views Edibles, Local content, strawberries

Have you ever considered a groundcover you can make jam from? Wild strawberries will multiply quickly to cover an area

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