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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…

By Gail Cocker, Master Gardener, SCMG I confess, I just love to grow my own tomatoes. There is nothing better than chomping down on a handful of just –picked cherry…

By Pat Duncan, Master Gardener, SCMG. Tomatoes are one of my favourite things to grow in my vegetable garden.  Maybe it’s because they grow taller than any other plants that I…

by Linda Peacock, Master Gardener, SCMG. Ninety percent of plants depend on cross-pollination and it is essential in keeping the botanical gene pool healthy and varied. In Canada, $1.2 billion worth…