Trowel Talk April 15, 2022

 

Trowel Talk for April 15, 2022 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. In this issue, we discuss:

• Hardening off--Getting your seedlings safely from under the lights to growing in your garden.
• Edible flowers you can grow.
• Scent and sensibility: Sense of smell in the garden.
• Gardeners Beware--False Spirea.
• Know your Weeds--Garlic Mustard.
• Ask a Master Gardener.

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Photo by Dale Odorizzi-Viceroy Butterfly also enjoys the old fashioned and sweet smelling heliotrope.

Trowel Talk March 15, 2022

Trowel Talk Newsletter for March 15, 2022 is now available. Spring is finally getting closer, and this issue has articles on:

• 2022- The Year of the Garden.
• Seed Starting: Equipment and Supplies.
• Jumping Worms--A peril to our Northern Forests.
• Shiso--An Ornamental Asian Herb to Discover.
• Annuals--Why we Love Them and Tips for Success.
• Autumn Olive--Our Gardener Beware series continues.
• Ask a Master Gardener answers the question on:
• Pagoda Dogwood--yellowish branches. 
• I forgot to plant my garlic last fall. Help!

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Photo by Dale Odorizzi--Gomphrena, a favorite of bees, butterflies, and White Crowned Sparrows.

Trowel Talk February 15, 2022

 

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

• Connecting the Dots: The Wonders of the Common Polka Dot Plant.
• When do I Start Seeds?
• Shady Site Challenge: Can a Pollinator Garden Grow Here?
• Homemade Vinegars from the Garden.
• Gardeners' Beware: Creeping bellflower.
• Ask a Master Gardener column answers questions about Orchids and ground covers to grow along the road allowance.

Photo by Master Gardener Kelly Noel

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Trowel Talk Newsletter January 15, 2022

Trowel Talk Newsletter for January 15, 2022 is now available. In this issue we discuss:

• Seed Catalogues--The pleasure of reading them and the information gained.
• Amaryllis--How to grow your plant and regrow it the following year.
• Understanding Soil--What's going on beneath our feet? 
• Charming a Snake Plant.
• Gardener Beware: Reed Canary Grass.
• Ask a Master Gardener answer questions about:
• Snow Seeding
• Saving Overwatered Plants.

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Photo by Lanark Master Gardener Dale Odorizzi--Wet field is full of Reed Canary Grass.

Trowel Talk December 15, 2021

 

Trowel Talk December 15, 2021 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This months newsletters features the following:

• Cape Primrose, a houseplant superhero.
• Ikebana, Flower arrangements for gardeners.
• Gardeners Beware--Winter Creeper.
• Book Review: The Little Gardener-Helping children connect with the natural world.
• Ask a Master Gardener answers the question "Which Holiday Plants are Safe to have around?"

Photo by Lanark County Master Gardener, Kathleen Lang, of her Ikebana entry to International Friends of Floral Arts and Design.

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Trowel Talk Newsletter November 15, 2021

 Trowel Talk Newsletter November 15, 2021 is now available. In this month's issue, we cover:

• Propagating a Jade Plant.
• Creating a Holiday Arrangement, using Plants.
• A New Native Plant Garden.
• Miscanthus Grass, another thug in our Gardeners Beware Series.
• Book Review of Grandma Lisa's Humming, Buzzing, Chirping Garden.

Our Master Gardeners answer the helpline question "how do you know when and what to feed plants?"

Photo from the New Native Plant Garden, by Julianne Labreche

Trowel Talk Newsletter October 15, 2021

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter for October 15, 2021 is now available. This issue contains articles on:

• Do Not Disturb The Soil--Why "no-till gardening" is catching on.
• Growing Native Perennial Wildflowers from Seed and Division.
• The Big Chill--Freezing Seasonal Produce.
• Dogs in the Garden.
• Norway Maple another in our series of Invasive Plants.
• Ask a Master Gardener.

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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?

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