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General Gardening Tips

EcoClear: Canada’s Leading Ecofriendly Vinegar Bioherbicide

Ecofriendly gardeners are always searching for more earth-friendly ways to garden, and the Ecoval company has come up with a winner.
Weed control is one of the biggest chores any gardener faces. Most of us hate the idea of chemicals that can remain on our food, permeate and pollute the soil, and even leach into the [...]

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Prepare Springtime Blooms with These Winter Gardening Tips

Cold, wet and possibly snowy months of winter don’t spell the end of your gardening hobbies. There are a number of tasks you’ll want to still undertake.
A beautiful aspect of life in North America is that no matter where you reside, there are plenty of options for those interested in the exciting and rewarding hobby [...]

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Seed Types – How to Understand the Seed Catalog Terminology

The seed catalogs are starting to arrive in the mailbox, giving us a glimpse of spring to come. As gardeners, these are our winter dream books. They give us information about seed types as well as glossy photos of the vegetables, herbs and ornamentals we can grow, and always include great planting tips.
What exactly are [...]

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How to Create a Step-Over Espalier Hedge

The ancient Romans were the first to espalier fruit trees, but the French really perfected the idea. The name, espalier, is from the French epaule, for shoulder. Why espalier? Well, it’s a challenge that any gardener would enjoy, first of all. Also, think of how much easier it is to harvest and maintain from a [...]

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Winter Reading for Gardeners

Winter Reading for Gardeners
Winter winds, freezing nights and days, rain or snow – and the garden sleeps.
Is there any better time to catch up on your reading – about gardening, of course – than during the winter.

Imagine sitting cosily in front of the fireplace, tucked under a warm blanket in your most comfortable chair, and [...]

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Winterize Your Herb Garden

Well, we arrived home from a week in sunny Las Vegas, welcomed by snow and below zero temperatures! Unusual for here on the west coast of Canada in mid-November.
Luckily, I had taken care to winterize my herbs before I left. Here’s what to do with some of the more common herbs to prepare them for [...]

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Tips for Growing Herbs Indoors

Sure, you can enjoy fresh herbs all summer long, but what about those dull cold winter months? Well, growing herbs can be done indoors too! There are several herbs that lend themselves to easy growing indoors. Depending on the space you have, and the conditions indoors, you can pot up most mints, rosemary, savory, oregano [...]

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Spit Bugs and Aphids

Just wondering if there’s some connection between spit bugs (you know, those little white foamy bits that look like someone’s been spitting in your plants) and aphid infestations. Seem to be lots of both in certain areas of the gardens this spring.
As for the spit bugs (aka spittlebugs and froghoppers), they never do a whole [...]

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