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.

Featured Events

Local Gardening Events have slowed down for the season in Lanark County.  Now it is time to attend your local Horticultural Society, study your seed catalogues and plan your garden for next year.  Gardening picks up in February and March with local Seedy Saturdays and Sundays, attend by Lanark County Master Gardeners.  Follow our blog and visit our website to keep posted of upcoming events and send in any gardening questions.  Hope you had a wonderful gardening year.

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.

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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

International Year of Pulses 2016

The United Nations has declared 2016 is the International Year of the Pulses and Lanark County Master Gardeners is paying special tribute.

Pulses are important for our world wide food security.  They are:

• Good for people as they are packed with nutrients and have a high protein and fibre content.
• Good for soil as their nitrogen-fixing properties improve soil fertility without overloading on synthetic fertilizer.
• Highly water efficient and produce low greenhouse gas emissions.
• Broadly genetically diversified from which climate resilient varieties can be selected.
• Storable for months without processing or freezing without losing their high nutritional content.

We have compiled a new Sidebar Feature in the right sidebar that contains many interesting facts and information (Click/Tap the Sidebar Feature title bar or the Pulses image to activate and use the scroll bar or mouse wheel to navigate). Also, Click/Tap the File Cabinet icon to the right of the title to access the Sidebar Feature collection.

Much of this has been gathered from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and from Pulse Canada.  Both groups want to encourage groups and individuals to grow and use Pulses and are happy to share their information.  Let us know what you think of this new feature using the Contact us button on the top right of the screen.

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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.