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Keys to successful growing in your home
Indoor gardening allows fresh food addicts to continue a favourite hobby regardless of the weather.
Posts Tagged "vegetable gardening"
Your February gardening to-do list
What to do this month to kick-start this year’s vegetable garden.
How to navigate a seed catalogue
Seed catalogues can be a wonderful source of inspiration and ideas, but sometimes they can also raise as many questions as they answer.
Stinging nettles: an ancient cure
Stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) have been used medicinally for centuries, but they can also be eaten or made into beer.
Thrifty ways to save money in the garden
A little creativity and resourcefulness can yield budget-friendly, nutrient-rich meals without breaking the bank.
Fiddleheads: a sure sign of spring
Finding, harvesting and preparing fiddleheads is a time-honoured Maritime tradition, but there are many things to get right to ensure that you source, harvest and cook the plants properly.
Tips for starting plants from seed
It may seem a bit intimidating to grow plants from seed if you’ve never done it before, but here are five things to look out for to ensure success.
Trowel and error
Some gardening mistakes are inevitable, but others can be easily avoided.
What to do in the garden in early spring
Take care of these five spring gardening tasks now to usher in the start of the growing season.
The collard conundrum
Scientifically a plant is classified as an annual, biennial or perennial; but in practice, there is a lot of grey area.