Edible Garden Newsletter December 2016

The Edible Garden Newsletter December 2016 continues with our feature on How to Garden All Year Round.  We also help bring the taste of the garden with an article on Fresh Herbs that includes information on growing and using herbs.  Finally, as Christmas is approaching, we have included recipes from the cookbooks of our own Master Gardeners.  Hope you enjoy.

Edible Garden Newsletter November 2016

The Edible Garden Newsletter 2016 demonstrates ways gardeners can do what they love all year round.  We also start a new series demonstrating different methods of preserving herbs, this month focusing on freezing them.  Finally, for the frugal gardener, how long will your surplus seeds last and how to test if they are still viable.

Edible Garden Newsletter October 2016

The Edible Garden Newsletter for October 2016 --October is a prime time for creating new garden beds.  This month's newsletter is a "how to" on using recycled materials to create beautiful and useful garden beds.  It encourages you to grow the Thanksgiving favourite herb, Sage and helps you find ways to fight the dreaded Asparagus Beetle.  Don't forget that October is also the month to plant Garlic.  Want to know how?  Revisit the October 2014 Edible Garden Newsletter.

Edible Garden Newsletter September 2016

The Edible Garden Newsletter for September 2016 focuses on the wonderful world of Squash, both winter and summer.  Winter Squash is a delicious and nutritious vegetable that can be stored and used almost all winter long without any elaborate storage processes.  We also share our Love of Lavender, an exotic plant that is beautiful and delicious and introduce you to the ancient, myth filled world of the Dragonfly. Read more

Edible Garden Newsletter August 2016

The Edible Garden Newsletter/August 2016 introduces us to a new concept, Plant Guilds.  Plant Guilds take Companion Planting to the next level explaining how trees, shrubs and perennials can combine to improve the growing of all.  The Siberian Iris is a member of the Wet Meadow Guild that also contains Dogwood, Chelone and High Bush Cranberry.  Learn how to protect your cabbage family plants from the White Cabbage Moth.  Finally a review of Frankie Flowers new book "Food to Grow".  Read more

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.

Edible Garden Newsletter June 2016

This month, we visit the members of the Allium family--onions, garlic and more. Learn all about another Edible beauty, Nasturtiums, and read a review of the movie Symphony of the Soil.  Finally a reminder of some excellent water sharing techniques.  Read more.

Edible Garden Newsletter May 2016

Beautiful and delicious--that's what Edible Ornamentals are all about.  Learn how to grow and use both Pansies and Bloody Sorrel.  This month, we are including a book review of "In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto" By Michael Pollan. Finally, we round out the issue with an article about the dreaded Leek Moth that is attacking our Garlic and Onions across Eastern Ontario.  Read more

Edible Garden Newsletter April 2016

In this newsletter, we celebrate the International Year of the Pulses.  Learn what pulses are and how to grow them, including a feature article on the ever popular Peas. Many people, gardeners and non-gardeners alike have a terrible fear of Wasps.  Our article on Parasitoid Wasps may help change your mine.  If you are "Krazy for Kale" Read more

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.

Edible Garden Newsletter 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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.