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Gardening for Birds: Planting for Black-capped Chickadees
Author: Julianne Labreche, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton; published with permission Frequent visitors to my backyard garden are the curious little black-capped chickadees. They are…
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Gardening for Birds: Planting for Sparrows
Author: Julianne Labreche, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton; published with permission Many different species of sparrows visit my backyard garden, no matter the season. Sparrow…
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Growing Ginger Root
Author: Penka Matanska, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton; published with permission Testing the boundaries of what can be grown in Ottawa, Canadian climate Zone 5a,…
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Freezing Seasonal Produce
Author: Rebecca Last, Gardening at Last and Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton. Published with permission This was an amazing year for tomatoes. My small garden…
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A Winter Garden for Birds
Author: Julianne Labreche, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton; published with permission My bird feeders are a source of life in the stillness of winter. From…
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Preparing the Garden for Fall and Winter
There are people who thoroughly wash their bulbs and tubers before storing them. I let mine dry with a small bit of dirt around…
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Art in the Garden at Kiwi Gardens
The cool thing about these sculptures was that many of them would move with the wind. Lots of ideas for art in my own…
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In the Garden, I Never Rush Spring
In the garden, I never rush the spring. Be aware that all sorts of plant offerings will appear very soon and it is much…
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Bee Hotel Research
Judith makes observations, including on bee and wasp diversity, as part of research done by a PhD student, as the bee hotel is dismantled…
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Cubanelle pepper
Cubanelle pepper, beautiful, sweet, from the species Capsicum annuum, is almost ready to pick. It has gone through some tough times with chipmunks digging in…
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Magnesium Deficiency In Plants
Magnesium deficiency in plants can be identified most commonly by yellowing leaves while the veins remain green. The lower leaves usually turn yellow first.…
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Putting Houseplants Outside
Many of your houseplants would love a little summer vacation outside. I recommend that you avoid direct sunlight however because too much full sun…
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Spike Mats Solution To Plants Being Dug Up
The spike mats worked to keep the chipmunks away. The areas where I had put spike mats were not touched, so that was encouraging.…
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Homemade Rhubard and Orange Jam Recipe
I found a great recipe for rhubarb-orange jam, and it is truly delicious. I picked the rhubarb and checked the fridge and found some oranges.…
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Planting Peas from Seed
Pea seeds are also placed in cardboard tubes, which keep them safe even after they’ve been planted out. Greetings fellow gardeners, Bee and…
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Dog in the Garden
A dog in your garden is a special balancing act. I loved having a dog in the garden. I would take time to talk…
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On the Importance of Gardening Exercises
I would encourage you to start preparing yourself physically right now for the gardening season, to consider the importance of gardening exercises. Greetings fellow…
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Growing Microgreens from Seed
Growing microgreens from seeds does not require a fancy set-up. A disposable plastic food tray will be fine as long as you poke drainage…
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Blood Orange Marmalade
I thought the Blood Orange Marmalade would be a fascinating one to try and a way to pave the way to making Seville Orange…
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Vegan Carrot Spice Cake
The carrots I buy are not all the same size and some are a little twisty, but they taste great. I just finished baking…
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Rooting in Water
I can take a cutting and put it in water where it will root and then I can plant it. It will be interesting…
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Vegetable Soup and Stock
Put lettuce stumps in water to watch them grow. You can do this with almost all of your vegetables. Use them for vegetable soup…
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Bumblebees and Seeds
I never realized how much I did not know about bumblebees. And, this week I started going through the seeds that I collected and…
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Building a Seed Growing Light Stand
You can construct a seed growing light stand or modify an inexpensive shelving unit. You will need to take into account a few factors:…
