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Gardening for Beginners

miracle of pollen
Gardening for Beginners 

Pollen Magic

November 27, 2019 Caroline Fu 1232 Views

Pollen is a wonderful, protein-rich particle, much prized by queen bees, but especially important to plant fertilization because it carries

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growing shallots
Edibles Gardening for Beginners Plants 

Growing Shallots

November 13, 2019 Caroline Fu 2775 ViewsGardening for Beginners, growing shallots

Shallots are not the most commonly grown vegetable in Canada, perhaps because the maturity date for bulbs can be as

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allium family
Edibles Gardening for Beginners Plants 

The Allium family

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Caroline Fu 1800 Views

Knowing the difference of the allium family, between shallots, green onions, scallions, chives and leeks can be very confusing. One

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Why should I buy high-quality soil?
Gardening for Beginners Manitoba Gardener 

Quality Soil: factors to consider

July 23, 2019 Caroline Fu 1676 ViewsGardening for Beginners, how to choose the right soil for your garden, what to look for in soil

Organic Factors. During almost all landscaping projects there comes a time when you have to decide, “What kind of soil

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potatoes
Baby Potatoes in the Garden
Edibles Gardening for Beginners Plants 

Baby Potatoes

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 Caroline Fu 2087 ViewsEdibles, potatoes, vegetable gardening

Po-TAE-to, Po-TA-to Nothing tastes better than fresh baby potatoes from the garden. Boiled, baked or put into salads or soups,

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deadheading annuals
Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to 

Deadheading

July 22, 2019 Caroline Fu 3128 Views

Off with their heads! How and why you need to deadhead New gardeners sometimes shy away from cutting back their

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Gardening for Beginners 

Protecting your early bedding plants from frost

May 6, 2019May 6, 2020 Caroline Fu 732 Views

When keeping your early bedding plants in the garage, the coolness and the darkness slows down their growth, reduces their

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Bulbs Gardening for Beginners Plants 

Canna infection

March 1, 2019 Caroline Fu 4062 ViewsBulbs, canna plants, Gardening for Beginners, what's killing my canna

A tissue gone viral We all know that people and computers both get viruses, but guess what? Plants can get

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arborist
Gardening for Beginners Trees & Shrubs 

When to call an arborist

February 22, 2019 Caroline Fu 1751 Viewsarborist, Gardening for Beginners, tree professionals, trees and shrubs

Trees are complicated organisms. It is hard to identify a problem without the help of a professional. You need to

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Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to Plants 

Drought-tolerant plants

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Caroline Fu 2224 Viewsannuals, drought tolerant plants, Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, Perennials

Plants have several different ways of dealing with drought. For example, some, like cactus and other succulents, store water in

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