Cabbage Destroys Your Thyroid! – Halloween Special
Last week of our Halloween series! Remember I promised you something cabbage-tastic? Well, I hope you’ve stocked up on BrassicaContinue Reading
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Making Leeks into a Year-Round Vegetable
Normally we harvest our vegetables before the first fall frost, but the leek (Allium ampeloprasum porrum) is an exception toContinue Reading
Artificial Lighting for Orchids: Part Three – Determining the Right Intensity
In this third article on artificial lighting, we will look at how to adjust light intensity to suit the needsContinue Reading
The Many Faces of the Pumpkin
This week, thousands of families in the region will be carving pumpkins for Halloween. Most will choose a classic pumpkin:Continue Reading
The King of the Forest Standing… Small
Small trees have become a necessity over the past 30 years. And we’re not talking about a young red oakContinue Reading
Ripe: Banq’s Gardening Book of the Month
You can borrow this e-book from Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). Subscription is required and is free. Ripe:Continue Reading
CYANIDE in Your Apple Juice! – Halloween Special
We continue our Halloween series with a fall classic: apples! Have you made your applesauce after your green ketchup? AreContinue Reading
Discovering Botanical Families: Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbits ignore conventions and disregard the boundaries imposed on them by vegetable patches and gardens. Invading every space around themContinue Reading
Pelargonium and a (Not So) Scientific Experiment
As I wrote in my article on growing scented-leaved pelargoniums, I had a lot of fun trying to list allContinue Reading
This Fall, Are We Laidback or Working?
It’s decision time for amateur gardeners. Will they carry out all the traditional chores of their ancestors, or will theyContinue Reading