Showing posts with label The Edible Garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Edible Garden. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Edible Garden Newsletter March 2016

Lanark Master Gardeners Edible Garden Newsletter March 2016
Do you grow the same vegetables year after year?  Maybe this year it is time to grow something different.  In this issue of the Edible Garden Newsletter, we introduce you to some unusual edibles.  Maybe you would like to try some sweet Ground Cherries or how about the perennial Good King Henry pictured above.  Also, stop thinking about Dandelions as a persistent troubling weed and learn about how valuable it really is.  Read all about it in the March Edible Garden Newsletter.

Monday, February 1, 2016

Edible Garden Newsletter February 2016

Lanark County Master Gardener Edible Garden  February 2016
Edibles on the rise--How high can we go? Save space and grow your plants up.  Transform sterile roofs of high rise buildings into thriving gardens,  Also, what the heck are Cardoon and May Pops?  Read all about it in the February Edible Garden Newsletter.

Friday, January 1, 2016

Edible Garden Newsletter January 2016

Lanark County Master Gardeners - Edible Garden Newsletter January 2016
Why should I start plants indoors?  How do I start plants indoors?  When I started my own tomatoes, they were tall and spindly and flopped around.  In this month's Newsletter, we cover the why's and how's of growing your own transplants.  Also, we have an article from a gardener who grows the best tomato plants that are always the first to sell out at our annual Plant Sale.  Read more

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter December 2015

Lanark County Master Gardeners - Edible Garden Newsletter December 2015
It is December.  Gardening season is so far away.  What is a gardener to do?  Get ready to start your seedlings indoors.  This month we focus on what you need to grow your own seedlings, Read more

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter November 2015

Lanark County Master Gardeners - Edible Garden Newsletter November 2015
Do you want to grow your own edibles but you do not have enough full sun?  This issue of the Edible Garden Newsletter features "Shad-ibles" or Edibles that grow in less than full sun.  Many gardeners compost all summer long but give it up when winter rolls around.  Find out how you can keep producing your black gold all year long.  Read more

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter October 2015

Now that it is fall it is time start to think of the next gardening season.  It is a terrific time to start a new Edible Garden so you will be ready to plant come spring.  In this issue of the Edible Garden Newsletter, we discuss how to locate the best site on your property to plant edibles and the different alternatives to changing your garden location from turf to a spot where your garden will thrive.  Finally, an introduction to the Big Wigs in our garden, the Earwig. Read more.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter September 2015

The United Nations has designated 2015 The  International Year of Soil.  To commemorate this year, we are focusing much of this newsletter on soil.  All life on earth depends on soil and it can take up to 1000 years to create just 2.5 cm of new soil! We also discuss the building and use of a Cold Frame that can extend both ends of the growing season.   Read more.  For a larger view of chart, click here.


Saturday, August 1, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter August 2015

This month, two of our Master Gardeners discuss their approaches to building a Cold Storage system used to store their produce for the winter.  We also profile the very welcome Lady Bug.  Read more

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

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

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter June 2015

Beneficial Insects and Pollinators are essential to Vegetable Gardeners.  They help keep the bad bugs away and do all the hard work in turning a vegetable seed into a delicious fruit or vegetable.  To learn more about attracting these hard workers to your garden Read More.

Friday, May 1, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter May 2015



Learn all about the delicious Solanacea Family. Find out how to grow and cook Eggplant. Simple tricks for protecting your tender transplants.  Read more.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter April 2015

Make your gardening life simple with a Square Foot Garden.  Learn to grow your own Super foods (Brassica).  All this plus recipes, book reviews, garden tips and did you know in this issue of April  Edible Garden Newsletter.  We welcome your feedback.  If you have any comments, click the feedback button on the left side of the screen.  Thanks.  Read more

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter March 2015

Do you want to grow your own fresh herbs?  Get your kids interested in gardening?  Read our March 2015 edition of the Edible Garden Newsletter.  All this and Garden tips, book reviews, recipes and more.  Read more

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter February 2015

The February 2015 Edible Garden Newsletter is now available.  This month we focus on small, soft fruits from your old favorites--raspberries, strawberries and blueberries to some of the more unusual--Haskap and Goji berries and hardy Kiwis.  Book reviews, recipes, Gardening tips and more.  Check it out!  Read more

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Edible Garden Newsletter January 2015

The January 2015 Newsletter features articles on Crop Rotation and Growing Edibles and Ornamentals in the same bed, interesting Did you knows, recipes and book reviews.  Check it out and tell us what you think.  Read more

Monday, December 1, 2014

Edible Garden Newsletter December 2014

This edition of the Edible Garden Newsletter shows how one gardener plans Christmas Dinner from this summer's Vegetable Garden.  Also, learn about the benefits of Companion Planting.  Recipes, Book Reviews, Gift Suggestions and more.  Read on

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Edible Garden Newsletter November 2014

Permaculture is the philosophy where the gardener works with nature, not against.  We care for the earth and we care for people and return the surplus back into the system.  This issue features articles about how one gardener brought this philosophy into a practical implementation.  Learn what a Hugel is and how to create and use one.  Book reviews, recipe and more.  Read more.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Edible Garden Newsletter October 2014

Do you want to grow your own garlic?  Now is the time to get planting and this issue shows you how.  Also learn about growing perennial  vegetables.  Book reviews, recipes, gardening tips and more.  October 2014

Monday, September 1, 2014

Edible Garden Newsletter September 2014

Did you grow a tomato you loved and would like to save the seeds for next year?  Have you always wanted to start a composting system?  Our September 2014 Edible Garden Newsletter provides simple answers to these questions.

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Edible Garden Newsletter August 2014

When is my produce ready?  How do I store it for the winter?  Read all about it in our August 2014 newsletter.

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