Saving seed from vegetables and flowers is a great way to save money and share your seeds with others. The first thing to consider is what seeds to save. Choose plants that are open pollinated and not hybrid as hybrids do not come true from seed and may not produce viable seed. Some plants,…
Read articleOn April 23, 2025, Barry Vanderveer entertained us with his approach to gardening and plant selection “Gardens Without Borders – A New Approach” Here are a few links that Barry mentioned in his presentation. Barry, Thank you for a great evening! Nature Canada This link provides four informative handouts click here Ontario Invasive…
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As the warm days of summer gradually turn into cooler nights, gardeners traditionally begin to anticipate how their garden will look next spring. Planting fall bulbs has been a tradition for many years. These flowering bulbs are the surest signs that spring has arrived. Some will start blooming even when there’s snow on the ground.…
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Seedy Saturday, sow much for so little We had another successful Seedy Saturday at the Museum. Saturday March 16. It was time to think about sowing seeds for this spring’s garden. There were so many benefits waiting for people at this free local event. We had almost double the vendors from last year and attendance…
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Fall is planting time! Use good Canadian garlic stock (not from the grocery store) . You should use hardneck garlic for Ontario growing. Plant in October or 3 weeks before ground freezes. Rotate your crop of garlic to a different location each year (if possible). Break apart the cloves a few days before planting and…
Read articleThe Fergus Horticultural Society’s “Diggin’ in the Dirt” group has been preparing for the inevitable – winter! They know that snowdrifts and the freeze/thaw process are very hard on their gardens. Every October the society puts its 20 community gardens to bed. Let’s be honest. Garden cleanup can be an onerous task. The raking, pruning,…
Read articleThe May two four weekend brings back great memories for me. It’s the weekend I was introduced to camping, courtesy of my Boy Scout troop. I was sure that we had arrived at a remote forest, far, far away from home. But early the first morning I surmised we were just in a farmer’s bush.…
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This summer our members and friends got together to share coffee and treats and view the lovely gardens the Diggin’ in the Dirt crew have maintained so well. On June 13th we brought our lawn chairs and mugs to Terry Fox garden where the extensive peony collection and irises were putting on a show. It…
Read articleWhen is a spade, called a spade or is it a shovel? Likewise, in horticultural terms, a rose by any other name, may not be a rose. At our annual plant sale, an old situation arose. Do we label the plants for sale with the common or botanical (Latin) name? Our horticultural society’s mandate is…
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Big thanks to Michelle Goff, Kathy Bouma, Randy McLean and all the many volunteers who contributed time and plants. We brought in just over $4,500, funds we will use to promote our Society and further improve the public gardens in our community.
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