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Articles authored by local Ottawa and area residents, or pertaining to the Ottawa garden Community
Planning your garden for the next season can add to the joy of gardening. Planning allows new ideas and accentuating what worked well. Greetings…
Basic orchid care attempts to recreate the habitat in which a certain variety of orchid developed. Some bloom November-December and others May-June – although…
I used to be early if my order was in February, but now you will find many of the seeds that you want are…
There are several places in my garden that need a change. The tomatoes have been in the same area for a long time and…
Just as I prepare to stay warm this winter, I also need to prepare the garden for the upcoming winter season. As I finish…
Unfortunately, climate change is threatening the gardening experience. There have been changes and more changes are coming. Fortunately, gardeners can play an important role…
As part of winterizing the garden, I shook the red orach plants so that the seeds are scattered everywhere. Orach seeds easily and I…
I have been reading books on extending the growing season and now seems to be the perfect time to try an experiment with winter…
To bring my Lantana indoors for the winter, I repotted it after checking for any creatures that might be lurking in the leaves and…
If you are picking squash, remember to let them cure for about a week. To cure a squash, you pick it and place it on…
This week’s tour around the garden features Scarlett Runner beans, Pimentos and ends with a favourite Red Pepper Jelly recipe and some health benefits…
Here’s an easy to make Rosehip Jelly recipe. It is a tart, sweet jelly. There are many Rosehip uses and benefits, known to be…
To eat my Red Malabar spinach, I pull the leaves off the vine at staggered intervals and enjoy it in a salad or as…
I have been saving tomato seeds for almost 5 decades. The raw seed going straight to a paper towel to dry works, but it…
First of all, you want to collect seeds from heritage or open-pollinated tomatoes. If you collect seeds from hybrid tomatoes, there is no telling…
There is a lovely flower that I have started to grow as a cucumber companion plant that attracts a huge number of bees. I…
I am going to try to save the seeds from which to grow peppers, but I am not sure if they will be viable.…
Planting second crops of peas and beans and other vegetables at this time is well worth the effort. My fourth crop of lettuce is…
The Swiss chard that is also growing in my cool weather planter is very ready to harvest. I have grown to love this vegetable.…
I planted radish seeds in individual seed cells, and they are all up and flourishing. According to the experiment that I am following, I…
I find the best way to harvest lettuce is to cut it as needed. The lettuce will continue to grow and can be cut…
The marigolds, calendula and alyssum that were planted as tomato companion plants are doing well. As the blooms of the alyssum started to fade,…
Sadly, I keep finding wild parsnip in and around the area and it is requiring a lot of my attention. I don’t like to…
If you would like to try a cool crop planter, you can plant one now. Find a large pot and place it in partial…
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