Trowel Talk Newsletter July 15, 2023

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter July 15, 2023 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This month's issue contains the following articles::

• Reclaiming Gardens in a City Park;
• Glen Villa Art Garden;
• Planting for Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds;
• Joe Pyeweed Eutrochium maculatum.

Our Master Gardeners answer the following question:

• My ornamental grasses have some blades that are turning brown;
• When is the best time to divide peony and poppy?

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Photo of  Joe Pyeweed Eutrochium maculatum by Dale Odorizzi, Lanark County Master Gardeners

Trowel Talk July 15, 2022

 Trowel Talk Newsletter July 15, 2022 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Lanark County and Ottawa Carleton. This month's issues features articles on:

• Herbs in the Garden
• Wood Betony--Stachys officinalis
• The Gardeners Sense of Taste
• Common Chickweed
• Ox-eye Daisy

Our Ask a Master Gardener column answers the question about an ailing Burning Bush.

Photo by Judith Cox, Master Gardener of Ottawa Carleton. This pot has calendula, alysum, nasturtium and a black krim tomato.

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Trowel Talk July 15, 2021

 The Trowel Talk Newsletter July 15, 2021 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This month it contains articles on:

• Successive Planting, provides tips and tricks to keep your garden producing all season long.
• When is my garlic ready to harvest shows what to look for when determining if your garlic is ready to be harvested.
• Solving Garden Questions is a tongue in cheek look at life as a Master Gardener at an advice clinic.
• Pollinator Tips for the summer gardeners to encourage pollinators to visit your gardens all season
• Gardeners Beware continues our invasive plant series with a look at English Ivy and the damage it can do to your home.
• Ask a Master Gardener answers the questions:
• Why is my variegated euonymus turning green?
• How do I get rid of Creeping Bellflower?

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Trowel Talk Newsletter July 15, 2020

Trowel Talk Newsletter July 2020 is now available.  This month our feature article describes one gardener's transformation from lawn to a beautiful 'meadowscape' garden that quickly became home to many pollinators. Another author describes favourite beets and how you can grow them in your garden.  If you cannot grow herbs in your garden or do not have a garden, consider easy to grow and low maintenance herbs in a container.
Japanese Beetles are the bane of many gardeners existence. We provide tips for slowing them down and even getting rid of them.
This month, our Ask a Master Gardener answers questions about growing a tomato plant in a pot and What do I do with me Bleeding Heart after blooming?
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Edible Garden Newsletter July 2019

The Edible Garden Newsletter July 2019 is now available.  In this issue, we are all about growing things in containers.  We describe how to create  Pollinator friendly containers as an additional method for attracting pollinators to your garden.  Also, as many of us downsize our gardens, learn how one gardener still grows vegetables in containers. Gardeners often complain about weeds taking over our garden but in this issue we describe the benefits of eating two prolific weeds--Purslane and Pigweed.  If you grow Plums or Cherries, you may have been impacted by the dreaded Black Knot.  Discover what you can do to treat this problem. Finally a book review of Matthew Biggs book Grow something different to eat.  The butterfly in the above photo found its way to a container on the 9th floor.  A welcome guest.

Edible Garden Newsletter July 2018

The Edible Garden Newsletter July 2018 is now available.  This month we feature an in depth article about the popular approach to gardening using raised beds.  This article defines the advantages and disadvantages of using raised beds. where to site them and how to prepare the location.  We outline the various types of materials that can be used to crate them and finally the mix of soil used to fill them.  Our Bee Line series continues with an article emphasizing the need for continuous blooms to attract your bees all summer long. 

Edible Garden Newsletter July 2017

The Edible Garden Newsletter July 2017 continues our series on Drought Busters. This month we focus on Berms and Basins. Given the patterns of weather we are now experiencing--excessive rainfall alternating with drought and heat, we need every trick we can devise to create resilient gardens. Learn about tricks and tips to keep weeds under control. Plant once and harvest many times using "Cut and Come Again" vegetables. Finally our pollinator series continues with the Prettiest Pollinator.

Edible Garden Newsletter July 2016

The July Edible Garden Newsletter goes off the beaten track and goes foraging in the Yukon and Eastern Ontario.  Learn more about Mason Bees and join bees and butterflies to discover the joys of Agastache.  Read more.

Field of Daylilies

Often we buy our daylilies from a nursery or a plant catalogue with a limited selection.  If you ever have the opportunity to visit a field with acres of daylilies and over 1000 varieties in bloom, GO!  In Lanark County, we are lucky to have such a place.  Rounding the corner in late July and looking out at all of these varieties is a jaw dropping experience.  White House Perennials in Almonte is just such a place.  If you are coming to Eastern Ontario, in the next few weeks, check it out.  It is worth making a special trip.  Read more.

Wild Parsnip--Beautiful but Dangerous

Wild Parsnip is blooming beautifully along the roadsides in Lanark County (and lots of other places).  While the root of this plant is edible, the sap can cause severe burns.  Be very careful.  Do not pick.  If removing from your property, wear protective clothing and glasses.  Do not use a "whipper".  Read more

Edible Garden Newsletter July 2015

This month's newsletter focuses on the Bean family which includes more than just beans.  We talk about the Three Sisters and how to control the dreaded Squash Borer (see image on left).  Read more

Cut Flowers--Keep them Blooming

Cut flower arrangements bring summer indoors.  How can you keep them looking good longer?  Read more

Edible Garden Newsletter July 2014

July 2014 Edible Garden Newsletter features articles on Sweet Potatoes, Succession Planting and Garlic Scapes.