Vegetables

  • minimizing transplant shock by stimulating roots before replanting

    Ways To Minimize Transplant Shock

    Transplant shock occurs because plants and trees are designed to stay in one place. Transplanting is more than just moving the plant. Gardeners need…

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  • Tomato Care Growing Questions and Answers

    Question: I am losing about half of my tomato crop because of fruit rot. Sunken round spots develop over the ripening fruit. The spots…

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  • The Importance Of Potassium For Plants

    It’s simple, you need potassium for plants if you want healthy plants. It’s vital that you have the right amount of potassium in your…

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  • Chamomile Flowers in a tea cup

    Growing And Care Of Roman or German Chamomile Flowers

    it’s best to grow your own chamomile. It is so easy to grow, and when you produce it yourself you know, it is natural…

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  • An incredible vegetable display tomatoes, potatoes, leeks, peppers, onions, lettuce and so on

    8 "Nos" for The Vegetable Garden

    Irrespective of whether you are a beginner or a guru in growing vegetables, making mistakes is inevitable. You might not repeat the old mistakes,…

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  • a row of young seedlings growing in a vegetable garden

    On Picking The Right Garden Fertilizer

    Most soil usually does not contain enough nutrients to help plants reach optimum performance and growth levels. Even the very best garden soil becomes…

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  • How To Preserve A Carved Pumpkin

    So you’ve carved your Halloween pumpkin, and it is a masterpiece! The question is now – “How do you preserve a carved pumpkin from…

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  • A striped cucumber beetle on a leaf

    Get Rid Of Striped, Spotted Cucumber Beetles

    The Cucumber beetle is a common pests throughout most of southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains. Cucumber beetles spread plant disease and lay…

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  • Companion Plants For Tomatoes

    Some people believe in tomato companion plants and others think it is some old wives tale. Growing friendly plants together is said to help…

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  • 11 Colorful Summer Flowers That Beat The Heat

    Which summer flowers help you light up the hottest dog days of summertime? Below are 11 flowers that bloom all summer and an tips…

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  • 8 Ways On Killing Weeds Naturally

    Don’t you hate those garden weeds? Looking to rid your garden of those pesky weeds naturally? Tired of using chemical based products like Roundup…

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  • Growing Bell peppers, red pepper, green pepper and yellow pepper

    Growing Bell Peppers For Gardening Beginners

    So you’re interested in growing bell peppers! We find bell peppers in red, green, yellow and purple, plus they are loaded vitamin A and…

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  • Plant, Grow, and Harvest Horseradish

    Horseradish root is exceptionally easy to grow, highly productive, and has a lot of other uses beyond making wasabi. It’s great for clearing sinuses.…

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  • Blister Beetle – How To Control Blister Beetles [In The Garden]

    The blister beetle – there are more than 2500 different species and types of blister beetles (scientific name Meloidae) worldwide, so no matter where…

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  • On Self Watering – Sub Irrigation Planters.

    Self-watering planters or Sub-Irrigation planters (SIP) are the perfect choices for anyone wanting to take up container gardening. However, self-watering pots are ideally suited…

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  • Spinosad Insect Spray For Organic Gardeners

    It can be hard to keep insect pests under control without harming beneficial garden insects. Spinosad insect spray is a great option for organic…

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  • A pile of carrots freshly picked from the ground

    On fertilizing your vegetable garden

    New gardeners and even some veteran gardeners add far more garden fertilizer than their vegetables need. And in many cases when plants are struggling,…

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  • A filter with spent coffee grounds ready for fertilizing plants

    Coffee Grounds for Plants

    You’ve heard that adding coffee grounds to your compost speeds decomposition and adds much-needed nitrogen to the compost. Coffee grounds are good for plants…

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  • Controlling Flea Beatles In The Garden

    Let’s face it, the flea beetle and growing vegetables go hand in hand. Every garden is alive with insects of all types.

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  • Scale Insects on Plants – Removing Scale Bugs On Plants Indoors and Out

    Plant scale insects come equipped with piercing/sucking mouthparts and are widespread around the world. There are over 8000 types of plant scale, and they…

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  • Gardening Hand Tools for Planting and Cultivating

    Just how important are garden hand tools? Well, you wouldn’t have much of a garden without them. Hand planting tools constitute the backbone of…

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  • 2018 Garden Trends: Containers, Privacy, Pollinators

    With a year of conferences, tests, trials and garden visits under our belts, we’re excited to tell you about the big ideas we think…

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  • 2024 Perennial of the year

    Colour Your Garden World with Perennials

    Notes from the Old Ottawa South Garden Club Nancy McDonald is a life-long gardener and the current Executive Director of the Master Gardeners of…

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