Ontario Story: Wild strawberry
Have you ever considered a groundcover you can make jam from? Wild strawberries will multiply quickly to cover an area
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Edibles
Ontario Story: Ripening tomatoes
Tomatoes are climacteric, which means they will continue to ripen after they’ve been picked from the vine. This really matters
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Baby Potatoes
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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10 cool things about herbs for kids
What are herbs? Herbs are the leafy green parts of a plant, fresh or dried, used for flavouring food. They
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Growing cucumbers
Ask anyone what vegetable is most often planted in their garden and the answer will probably come back, “tomatoes”. That
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Container gardening Peppers
Pretty patio peppers As the container gardening trend heats up, peppers are staking out their place as one of the
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Growing herbs for the kitchen window
By Dave Hanson Few plants yield such a wellspring of delight as kitchen herbs. Herbs are purposeful, charming, full of
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Top-pick herbs for the kitchen garden
Basil (Ocimum sp.) Basil is a winning herb: it is available in a smorgasbord of classic and worldly flavours and
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Garden Kale
Kale, Glorious Kale! There are many other varieties of kale that you can grow in your garden: Lacinto kale (left),
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