Master Gardener

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By: Pauline Plooard | Canoe FM

This is Pauline Plooard, one of your Haliburton County Master Gardeners, with a short Gardening Tip for you. It could be seasonal, or relate to the plants or challenges of growing in Canada Zone 4.

Heat Stress
#241
Yesterday at 7:54 PM

Too much of a good thing.


Ladybugs
#161
Yesterday at 6:26 PM

No more "Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home..."


Weeds
#96
Yesterday at 6:20 PM

Weeds - You have to admire their tenacity.


Beneficial Critters
#85
Yesterday at 5:36 PM

The good guys.


Garlic Mustard
#157
Yesterday at 3:59 PM

A "garlic" we don't want.


Ox-Eye Daisies
#199
Yesterday at 3:58 PM

Sign of Summer.


Edible Flowers
#25
Yesterday at 3:43 PM

Beautiful and tasty? Who could ask for more?


Elderberry
#242
Yesterday at 3:39 PM

It's for the birds.


Tomatoes Pruning
#244
Yesterday at 2:58 PM

TomAYto, TomATo. Its up to you.


Edible Weeds
#159
Yesterday at 1:46 PM

Weeds are good for something.


Deadheading
#86
Yesterday at 6:24 AM

When to behead plants and reap the rewards.


Rock Gardens
#95
Yesterday at 6:19 AM

Between a rock and a hard place.


Planting Vegetables After Spring
#94
Yesterday at 6:15 AM

Second time around. Time for seconds.


Ground Covers
#92
Yesterday at 6:11 AM

We'll cover a lot of ground in these few minutes.


Summer Gardening Chores
#88
Yesterday at 6:01 AM

Food, water and air. Can't live without them.


Diseases of Plants
#87
Yesterday at 5:50 AM

Fungi are not fun-guys when they infect your plants.


Aggressive Garden Plants
#268
Last Friday at 3:17 PM

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.


Carrots
#267
06/20/2025

Bugs Bunny's favourite.


Hydrangea Leafroller Caterpillars
#198
06/16/2025

Nip them in the bud.


Rain
#240
06/16/2025

We'll weather the weather, Whatever the weather, Whether we like it or not!


Lupins
#237
06/02/2025

Lupin or Lupine?


Pesticides
#76
06/02/2025

Animal, vegetable, mineral...and more


Invasive Plants
#74
06/02/2025

Be proactive.


Companion Planting
#72
06/02/2025

Plants have friends (and enemies) too.


Bees
#71
06/02/2025

We feed them with flowers; they feed us.


Pollen
#197
06/02/2025

Blowin' in the wind.


Edamame
#238
06/02/2025

Its good to be immature sometimes.


Xeriscaping
#64
06/01/2025

Save water in the hot weather.


Mint
#156
06/01/2025

Mohitos, Tzatziki, Sauce or Jelly for Lamb.


Succulents
#83
06/01/2025

Succulents - the name says it all.


Lilacs
#68
06/01/2025

"When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd..." Verse three captures the essence of them.


Phragmites
#217
06/01/2025

Be a Phrag Fighter.


Clover
#158
06/01/2025

Your soil will be 'in the clover..."


Dogwood
#196
06/01/2025

A dog for cottage country.


Mulch
#30
06/01/2025

Mulch Ado About Nothing? Not so, mulch is recommendedl!


Garlic Scapes
#29
06/01/2025

Don’t let those tender scapes escape. What is this? Harvesting scapes now ensures bigger bulbs later.


Shade Gardening
#28
06/01/2025

These shady ladies are for you if you've got a dark side.


Corn
#166
06/01/2025

Nothing corny about growing corn.


Watering
#21
06/01/2025

Does your garden need a drink too?


Gardening with Kids
#91
06/01/2025

Kid appeal.