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Ferns — Great Addition To Indoor Landscape

By Albert Parsons November 25, 2010

There are many fern varieties that are grown as houseplants. They come in a wide range of sizes and the foliage can vary from long, cascading fronds to tiny button-shaped leaves. Ferns are generally divided into two groups: terrestrial and epiphytic. The first group, as the name implies, grows in soil, while the second group

Crops

McKenzie Seeds Shows Off Its New Location

By Daniel Winters October 28, 2010

The recession has actually helped Canada’s largest packet seed company and the local-food trend and food scares are also boosting business. “We have noticed that there has been an increased interest in gardening in the last couple of seasons, which may be attributed to the uncertain economy and contributing factors such as food safety,” said

Country Crossroads

Fall’s The Time To Plant Bulbs

October 21, 2010

You may be thinking garden cleanup rather than garden planting, but autumn is the best time to get those flower bulbs in the ground. Here’s a few tips to help ensure your gardening success: Select the best-quality bulb you can find. In this case, you do get what you pay for. A larger bulb provides

Crops, Oilseeds

Got Blackbirds?

October 14, 2010

The National Sunflower Association of Canada is looking for producers to fill out a survey assessing damage to their sunflower crops from blackbirds. The association is working with the Mani toba Agr icul tural Services Corporation to establish a crop insurance plan for blackbird damage in sunflower fields. “It is important that sunflower producers who

Livestock

AC Saltlander Shows Promise For Saline Pastures – for Sep. 23, 2010

By Daniel Winters September 23, 2010

Just because the land doesn’t look salty, that doesn’t mean that it isn’t. In fact, virtually all the land south of Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba is affected to some degree by salinity, and the total across the prairies amounts to some 10 million hectares. One dead giveaway for salt is the presence of foxtail

Country Crossroads

Brighten Up The Garden With Fall Foliage – for Sep. 23, 2010

By Albert Parsons September 23, 2010

Fall is a great season in the garden; the rush of the growing season is waning, the smells of autumn are in the air, and there is a tranquillity present in the garden that is very specific to fall. Although annuals and most perennials have ceased to bloom, there is still much colour at this

Forages, Livestock

“Feed And Weed” Strategy Seems To Be Working – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Daniel Winters September 16, 2010

Within sight of the grey dome of the old Brandon Mental Health Centre lies a field with leafy spurge so thick that, in the summer months, it looked like a field of flowering canola. But further up the hill, the noxious weed infestation tapers off, giving way to lush grass. Why? Credit a new “feed

News

Forestry Service Says Saskatoon Pest Tentatively Identified – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Forrest Scharf September 9, 2010

In July, Canadian Forest Service staff became aware of an insect infestation occurring on wild and cultivated saskatoon berry bushes in and around the Lac La Biche area of eastern Alberta. Based upon leaf symptoms and a photo of an unusual adult moth taken in May by amateur photographer Stan Gosche, we suspect that maple

Grain Markets

Winter Sowing Conditions Still Difficult In Russia – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Maria Plis September 9, 2010

Rains in some parts of central Russia have made conditions favourable for winter grain sowing, although problems remain in other areas, the director of the Hydrometcentre weather-forecasting service said Aug. 31. Roman Vilfand also told reporters that mid-September would be the final deadline for sowing winter grains in Russia after the worst drought in more

Country Crossroads

Beat The Fall Frosts – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Albert Parsons September 9, 2010

It is frustrating to nurture a particular plant all growing season and to have it come into bloom just as fall frosts occur so that it either freezes before it can put forth its display of bloom or else it requires constant covering to protect it from frost so that its flowers can be enjoyed.

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Tag Archives Botany

Ferns — Great Addition To Indoor Landscape

McKenzie Seeds Shows Off Its New Location

Fall’s The Time To Plant Bulbs

Got Blackbirds?

AC Saltlander Shows Promise For Saline Pastures – for Sep. 23, 2010

Brighten Up The Garden With Fall Foliage – for Sep. 23, 2010

“Feed And Weed” Strategy Seems To Be Working – for Sep. 16, 2010

Forestry Service Says Saskatoon Pest Tentatively Identified – for Sep. 9, 2010

Winter Sowing Conditions Still Difficult In Russia – for Sep. 9, 2010

Beat The Fall Frosts – for Sep. 9, 2010

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