Edibles Gardening for Beginners Plants 

The Allium family

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 510 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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Gardening for Beginners Manitoba Gardener 

Quality Soil: factors to consider

July 23, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 667 Views Gardening 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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Baby Potatoes in the Garden

Edibles Gardening for Beginners Plants 

Baby Potatoes

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 665 Views Edibles, 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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Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to 

Deadheading

July 22, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1834 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 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 58 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 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1742 Views Bulbs, 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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Gardening for Beginners Trees & Shrubs 

When to call an arborist

February 22, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 740 Views arborist, 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 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 958 Views annuals, 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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Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to 

More tips for planting early

February 8, 2019April 21, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1520 Views early spring guide to gardeners, Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, planting early, what to plant in early spring

If you have read Getting Started in the Garden, here are additional tips to consider if you want to not

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Edibles Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to Manitoba Gardener 

Growing Garlic in the Garden

October 9, 2018February 6, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1788 Views Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, what are the kinds of garlic, when to plant garlic

Garlic – The goddess of the edible garden By Dave Hanson Few ingredients can be as ubiquitous, raunchy and intense,

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