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Dwarf Lilacs — Perfect For A Smaller Landscape

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In years past there were very few farm sites which were not graced with long rows of lilacs, some left to grow in their natural form and others clipped into neat hedgerows. The untrimmed ones put on a spectacular display of bloom in June and at the same time infused the farmyard with the wonderful
Crops, Oilseeds

Tips For Late-Seeded Sunflowers

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The U.S. National Sunflower Association has these tips for farmers on the Northern Plains hoping to overcome a late spring and cash in with a good crop of sunnies. Sunflower is one of the last crops that can be planted in the northern region. Once established, the crop grows quickly. Common strategies agronomists and farmers
Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Not Too Late To Plant

Where did the time go? You were so eager to get started in the garden then suddenly it’s June. That well-planned garden (painstakingly planned during the dreary winter months) was only partially accomplished. Life just kind of got in the way – graduation parties to plan, Mother’s Day, school events, soccer games, waterlogged soil. Here’s
Opinion

Can’t Go Back In Time

John Fefchak made a good point in outlining the process of producing (grain) to product (bread) in his May 12 letter. However he failed to point out that the seed used to grow the grain undergoes the route of
Country Crossroads

Wildflowers For The Home Garden

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Wildflowers are one of Mother Nature’s loveliest gifts. In the home landscape they are ideal for creating colourful beds and borders, as well as offering a lower-maintenance alternative for large areas or for replacing turf grass. A garden of wildflowers offers several benefits to both the gardener and the environment. Once established, wildflowers require less
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Many Varieties And Colours To Accent The Garden

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I am not a great fan of all the bedding plants, potted individually, which are now sold to gardeners during the spring. The time seems to have passed when we simply bought bedding plants by the dozen-pack or even grew many of them from seed ourselves. I have seen people buying individually potted marigolds, zinnias
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Flowering Bulbs Start The Season

Spring flowering bulbs surely kick-start the growing season with their displays of bloom. Bright-red tulips, brilliant-yellow daffodils, and cobalt-blue grape hyacinths provide vivid colour to many Prairie gardens at the time when many other perennials are still just awakening from their long winter sleep. One spring-flowering bulb that I really enjoy in my garden is
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Fiddleheads — Free For The Picking

Some people are unapologetic foragers. They are morel hunters, berry pickers and hazelnut gatherers. Along with morels, fiddleheads are one of the most popular wild delicacies of spring, and like morel hunters, fiddlehead foragers are very secretive about their harvesting locations. Fiddleheads are the coiled, immature fronds of the ostrich fern. They acquired their name
Crops, Forages

Watch For Cutworms, Wireworms

Cutworms generally don’t like wet soils, but entomologist John Gavloski says farmers should be on the lookout early in the crop-growing season anyway. Scouting can start before seeding. Farmers should look for feeding notches on weed and volunteer seedlings, Gavloski, who is based in Carman with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, told webinar participants
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Forsythia — Blooms In Early Spring

After enduring a long Prairie winter, we gardeners eagerly anticipate those very first blooms in our outdoor gardens. There is great joy in finally seeing flowering plants in our landscapes. The forsythia shrub is one of the first plants to provide bloom to brighten the early-spring garden. Vibrant-yellow, bell-shaped flowers appear before the shrubs leaf

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