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By Pat Cook, Master Gardener, SCMG It’s getting to be that time of year when I long to start my vegetable garden. I’m sure my neighbours wonder why there is…

By Gail Cocker, Master Gardener, SCMG Spring is on the horizon and you are keen to get out into your vegetable garden, seed packets and transplants in hand.   Do you…

By Pat Cook, Master Gardener, SCMG Something I am really excited about this winter is growing microgreens.   Microgreens are tiny vegetable plants, larger than sprouts, grown to just a…

By Pat Cook, Master Gardener, SCMG Winter sowing is a method of starting seeds outdoors in winter. The process relies on sun, snow and rain and produces strong, sturdy plants. Here’s…

By Christine March, Master Gardener, SCMG  The holiday season will be in full swing any minute now and we will soon be decorating our homes with festive flair. Poinsettias, evergreen…

By Charlotte Vorstermans, Master Gardener, SCMG How do you get children to enjoy working in the garden? Whether it is your own backyard veggie plot, a community garden or even…

By Joan Neiman-Agapas, Master Gardener, SCMG. One wise garden pundit described a weed ‘as a plant whose merits have yet to be discovered’. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines a weed…

By Joan Neiman-Agapas, Master Gardener, SCMG Have you ever tried to tighten a screw with a nail file? Have you ever tried to hammer in a nail with the heel…

By Linda Peacock, Master Gardener, SCMG Now is the time of year that your vegetable garden is showing a bit of space.  You have run out of peas, green onions, radishes,…

By Stephanie Brash, Master Gardener, SCMG Have you ever wanted to try your hand at composting, but were afraid it would be too difficult? Too labour intensive? Smelly? Well, it’s…