Trowel Talk Newsletter August 15, 2024

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter August 15, 2024 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This issue contains the following articles:

• Seizing the Moment with Herbs.
• Feed the Soil, not the Plant.
• Northern Bushes for Aroma.
• My Favorite Gardening Tool--Flathead Screwdriver.
• Wild Bergamot.

Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:

        ?    Can I use herbs after they flower.

        ?    How can I keep my hydrangeas standing  after a heavy rain.

Photo Mock Orange a northern bush that fills the air with a sweet smell by Dale Odorizzi.

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Trowel Talk Newsletter August 15, 2023

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

• Gardening in Small Spaces
• Growing Alpine Plants aka Rock Gardening
• Meadowsweet--Queen of the Prairie
• Planting for Mourning Doves
• Turtlehead.

This month, our Master Gardeners answer these questions:

• What plants can I use that bloom for a long time
• How can I help my established gooseberries.

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Photo of Meadowsweet by Dale Odorizzi

Trowel Talk August 15, 2022

 

Trowel Talk August 15, 2022, is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This issue contains articles on:

• Big, Bold and Beautiful Plants in your Garden
• Good King Henry Herb
• The Gardener's Sense of Sound
• Sow Thistle
• Oriental Bittersweet
• Ask a Master Gardener column answers the question adding blooms to the late summer and fall garden.

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Photo Queen of the Prairie (Filipendula rubra) by Dale Odorizzi, Lanark County Master Gardeners

Trowel Talk Newsletter August 15, 2021

The Trowel Talk Newsletter August 15, 2021 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Lanark County and Ottawa Carleton.

In this months issue we have articles about:

• Daylilies that add more colour to the garden.
• The Ontario Cosmetic Pesticide Ban, Twelve Years Later.
• Growing Ginger Root.
• Nasturtiums, An Incredible Edible.
• Gardeners Beware: Periwinkle (Vinca Minor).
• Ask a Master Gardener answers the question What can I do about the LDD Moth, formerly known as the Gypsy Moth.

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Trowel Talk Newsletter August 15, 2020

 

The Trowel Talk Newsletter August 2020 is now available.  This month, we focus on:

• A Kale for everyone
• Ask a Master Gardener
• What Vegetables can I plant now?
• What is this ugly black mess on my plum tree?
• Fruit trees for an Urban Garden
• Joe Pye Weed is our Native Plant Profile
• From the Garden focuses on Monarch Butterflies and Milkweed
• Book Review of the New Canadian Garden by Mark Cullen

We have tips, quotes and the garden activity calendar for August for both the Vegetable and Ornamental Gardens.

Above is a newly planted Serviceberry.  A wonderful fruit bearing native plant that fits almost any size garden

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Edible Garden Newsletter August 2019

Edible Garden Newsletter, August 2019 is now available.  In this issue, we focus on attraction pollinators and other beneficial insects to our garden.  We start with a tour of the Fletcher Wildlife Garden, located in the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa right next to the Arboretum.  Another gardener talks about building a simple and easy water feature in her vegetable garden that attracts birds, bees, butterflies and frogs and toads to name a few.  Many people run if they see a Hornets nest but they are another important pollinator and protector from many of the invasive insects that target our gardens.  Finally, we continue our Introducing Soil series with an article on Soil Profile.  Frequently, we are asked "When can I harvest my vegetables?"  We have included a link to our August 2014 Newsletter that describes when your crops are ready and how best to preserve your abundant harvest.

Edible Garden Newsletter August 2018

The Edible Garden Newsletter August 2018 is now available.  Virtually all parts of Ontario have been in severe and long lasting drought.  We polled some of our Master Gardeners and learned their secrets for dealing with drought.  This may be too late for this year but are excellent strategies to employ.  Ever hopeful  and thinking August may be a little wetter, we have recommended some plants that you can plant now and still have a vegetable harvest this year.  Sage is a herb that most of us have in our kitchens.  Learn more about this valuable herb--its history and methods to propagate.  Goji Berries are touted as having great beneficial properties.  Learn more about this delicious and surprisingly easy to grow tree/vine.  Jicama is not a vegetable that would easy to grow in our area but could become a welcome addition to your dinner table.  Finally, our Tool series continues with an article on choosing the ever important Shovel.  Sorry about the snow for August but Sage is tough and can be harvested in winter.

Edible Garden Newsletter August 2017

Edible Garden Newsletter August 2017 travels way back in time to visit the Monastic Gardens from the 1100's.  We travel around the World in 80 plants with a review of a book by that same name.  Love spinach but don't like how it bolts as the weather heats up, then learn all about Malabar Spinach.  Finally, our 3 part Drought Buster series wraps up.

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 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

Mayberly Fair August 29, 2015

The Mayberly Fair is coming to town.  Details

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.