Growing Vegetables Growing vegetables at home offers numerous advantages beyond just the practical benefits of having fresh produce. It can enrich your diet, improve your health, enhance your connection to nature, and provide a fulfilling and enjoyable hobby for individuals and families alike.
Companion planting is a practice of applying different plant species in close proximity so that they can offer identifiable benefits to each other. Some of these benefits include improved soil health, pest and weed control,…
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The weather continues to lurch to extremes! Humidity, high heat, and torrential rains. A big test for our gardens. It can be…
Author: Dale Odorizzi, Master Gardeners of Lanark County; published with permission One of my favourite vegetables is the carrot. They are easy…
Author: Rebecca Last, Gardening at Last and Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton. Published with permission This was an amazing year for tomatoes. My…
I have most of my vegetables in pots at this point, so they are a little less likely to get frost damage.…
As spring advances and summer sets in, Judith shares valued observations on ticks, virburnums and transplanting herbs and vegetables. Greetings fellow gardeners,…
Bees need water and this water is a good source for the bees in the hotels. My pond has some cattails that…
Sustainability refers to the capacity to maintain a process over an extended duration while minimizing adverse impacts on the environment. Interestingly, mushrooms…
I cut tomatoes to open them, scooped out the seeds and put them in a jar with some water. This caused the…
I found that peppers growing with flowers that attracted pollinators did better that those that were planted by themselves. I think a…
Many people are becoming interested in growing mushrooms for personal consumption. Mushrooms are growing in popularity because they’re excellent sources of protein, fiber, antioxidants, and selenium. You…
Judith discusses the importance of locating your plants in the sun It is a grey day with various types of precipitation and…
For calendula seeds, once it is dry, I shake the seedhead into an envelope and store the seeds in a cool, dark…
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