Trowel Talk Newsletter September 15, 2024

 

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

• Crocus: Welcome Spring with Bursts of Colour
• Creating a No dig Border
• Best Trees for Aroma
• My Handy Root Knife
• Tall Meadow Rue.

Our Master Gardeners answer these questions:

    ? When would you use a hedge trimmer or shears on shrubs instead of pruners.

    ? What are the best spring bulbs for planting in the lawn.

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Photo by Dale Odorizzi

Trowel Talk Newsletter September 15, 2023

 Trowel Talk Newsletter September 15, 2023 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This month we feature articles on the following topics:

• Growing Raspberries;
• Edible Herb Flowers to Enjoy;
• Planting for Blue Jays;
• Flowering Raspberries.

Our Master Gardeners answer the following questions:

• When is the best time to move a climbing rose?
• How do I save a standard lilac tree?

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Photo of Chives and a Great Spangled Fritillary by Dale Odorizzi

Trowel Talk September 15, 2022

 Trowel Talk Newsletter September 15, 2022 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County.

This issue contains articles on:

• Smooth Asters
• Amazing Life Cycle of the Aphid
• Last Hurrah of Flowers
• Know Your Weeds--Purslane
• Gardeners Beware--Winged euonymus
• Ask a Master Gardener

We hope you enjoy these articles and share with your friends. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter. contact us at lanarkmg@gmail.com

Photo Rudbeckia triloba (brown-eyed Susan) by Dale Odorizzi

Trowel Talk Newsletter September 15, 2021

 

The Trowel Talk Newsletter September 15, 2021 is now available. Brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. In this months issue we discuss:

• The many varieties of poppies and the growing conditions that each variety thrives;
• Growing your own delicious blueberries;
• Light pollution and its impact on wildlife;
• Goutweed in our Gardeners beware series.

Ask a Master Gardener column answers the questions:

• Can I save vegetable seeds from my harvest?
• Why did my gladiolas only produce one flower?

If you enjoyed this newsletter, please share with a friend. If you would like the newsletter delivered to your email inbox each month send us a message at lanarkmg@gmail.co.

Trowel Talk Newsletter September 15, 2020

 

The Trowel Talk Newsletter September 15, 2020 is now available. In this issue, we feature:

• a lesson on drying beautiful hydrangeas from your garden so you can enjoy them all winter long. 
• Native grasses once covered vast stretches of Ontario and Saskatchewan prairies.  They are now recognized as a valuable part of the modern gardens. 
• September is the perfect time to divide you Daylilies if their clumps are growing too large.
• Creeping Bellflower is an Invasive plant whose beauty invites itself in to your garden.  Learn how to remove it.
• Lemon Verbena is an amazing culinary herb.  Learn how to use it in a variety of methods.
• Finally, Ask a Master Gardener column answers two fall gardening questions.

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Edible Garden Newsletter September 2019

The Edible Garden Newsletter for September 2019 is now available.  Many of us look forward to the fresh sweet taste of Ontario Strawberries that we buy at Farmers Markets or go out to a Pick-Your-Own farm but not a lot of us grow our own.  Our feature article this month walks us through the steps to create your very own Strawberry Patch.  Jerusalem Artichokes provide a beautiful daisy like flower and deliver Sunchokes year after year.  Learn all about growing this interesting perennial vegetable.  Our Bee Line column focuses on a different pollinator in a celebration of Monarchs.  Part 4 of our ongoing Introduction to Soil series focuses on Soil Texture.

Edible Garden Newsletter September 2018

The Edible Garden Newsletter September 2018 is now available.  Our feature article focuses on helping your trees and shrubs survive the drought, such as we have had this summer.  Many of our favorite edibles, Apples, Cherries, Plums, Chokecherries, Hazel nuts and Currants grow on these woody plants.  We have likely all heard of Green Manure.  We follow one gardener as she attempts a green manure crop.  One of our Master Gardeners discusses her experience of being Armchair Mayor and her idea to make Ottawa a bee-friendly city.  We finish up this edition with a book review on "The Complete Mushroom Hunter", an illustrated guide to foraging, harvesting and enjoying wild mushrooms, by author Gary Lincoff.

Edible Garden Newsletter September 2017 ***Repost***

The Edible Garden Newsletter September 2017 features an article that evaluates the favourite Heritage Tomatoes of the eighty the author has grown over the past 15 years.  She discusses tomato terminology and describes the history behind that particular tomato.  Bees are all the buzz in Horticultural circles and this month we describe various ways you can get your garden Bee Certified.  Finally an article on the Legacy of the Three Sisters.

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

Insects in Your Garden Technical Update

Who is eating my plants?  What can I do about it?  How can I attract beneficial insects to my garden?  If these questions have been running through your mind, join us for an all day information session on Saturday October 3 in Carleton Place.  This day is brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County at the low cost of $30 ($35 after September 20) and includes your lunch, coffee, muffin and snacks.  To get the low price send an email before September 21 to register More Information.  Speakers bios and topics.  Registration Form.

and mail in your cheque.

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.

Saving Tomato Seeds

Nothing tastes better than home grown tomatoes.  If you grew heritage or open pollinated tomatoes this year and found a tomato that you really loved, why not save money and ensure you can find the seed next year by saving seeds now.  The process is simple.  Read more

McDonald's Corners Fair September 26, 2015

McDonald's Corners Agricultural Fair is coming up. September 26, 2015 Details

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.

Storing Tender Bulbs

The flowers grown from tender bulbs such as Dahlias and Canna Lilies have made a spectacular show.  Rather than leaving them to rot in the ground over the winter, you can easily store them for next year.  Read more..

Naturalizing Bulbs

Planting bulbs in drifts of dozens or even hundreds of bulbs is known as naturalizing.  Read more