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What should I grow?

Posted on: 03/14/2014 22:27

I have a garden patch, some herb pots that are clustered, I think I have them for 8 plants, maybe 10, and I feel like I should put some planters at the front with flowers.

 

I've checked out some local information, but feedback is nice!

 

I'm not really into doing much for flowers.  Just the 2 planters and maybe some sunflowers in the garden if they will grow well.

 

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Subversive Potatoes

Posted on: 02/24/2012 18:53

I have just read with horror that the idea of slapping gst on food is being seriously considered by two Canadian economists.

I was originally going to post this in Politics, but since I'm really just looking for advice from anyone else who's tried growing veggies under less-than-ideal conditions, I thought "social" would be appropo.

Here's what makes it political:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/02/24/gst-food-economists.html

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Bunnies in the Garden

Posted on: 07/05/2011 19:33

This is the first year, after 30 years in our home, that I've seen little bunnies in our garden!  A first my response was - "ooo, so cute!"   But this evening, I found lots of bits of brown fur in the back lawn, and a number of my garden plants trampled or nibbled off ... there had clearly been a bunny festival of some sort going on!  So now I'm in a "grrrr .... bad bunnies" mood.

 

Do you have rabbits in the garden where you live?  Do you peacefully co-exist?  Any tips?

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Gardening Q and A

Posted on: 03/15/2010 11:56

I don't want to derail Trishcuit's thread about gardening plans, since it's worthy of it's own space and a whole different topic, so I'm starting this one, also appropo to the season.

 

One of my favourite cbc shows is Ontario Today on Mondays at noon when they have Master Gardener, Ed Lawrence answering listener questions about all things related to plants and gardening.

 

It's wildly popular and almost impossible to get through the live phone lines to ask the one question that you're allowed.

 


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Canadians Get Their Hands Dirty to Fight Global Hunger

Posted on: 10/13/2009 11:10

By Julienne Gage

You can do a lot of things to fight world hunger from Canada, but one thing it’s difficult to do is obtain hands-on food production strategies that fit some of the world’s hungriest southern climates. Given this reality, a number of socially conscious Canadians have flown south to Florida. There, between the balmy tourist beaches and the exotic wetlands lies ECHO, a 50-acre farm that trains international aid workers in effective, low-cost strategies for growing food and beefing up nutrition.
 
“In order for ECHO to be effective as a demonstration tool for missionaries and development workers going abroad, it must be set in a tropical climate, something Canada doesn’t have,” explains David Prins, a Lacombe, Alberta native who is spending the year as an intern at ECHO. “From an agriculturalist’s perspective, ECHO is a gold mine. There are literally hundreds of species of plants, and almost as many systems for cultivating those plants in to learn about.”

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A Natural Tax Credit

Posted on: 05/23/2009 10:33

A recent trip to the garden centre led to this discovery, perennial plants are part of the Government's Home Renovation Tax Credit for this year.  This is a federal programme so for all you gardeners out there, save your receipts!

From the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association

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