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Extending The Lilac Season

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You might think that as June becomes a distant memory, lilac season is over. It is true that most of the lilacs – the common lilac, the little-leaf varieties and lastly the villosa lilacs have all completed their bloom cycle for another year. There is, however, one magnificent lilac display left – and it usually
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Forget-Me-Nots — An Old Favourite

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Forget-me-nots are early bloomers and will come into flower in June and July. Sometimes, amid the hype contained in catalogues and advertisements about wonderful new plants, we forget some of the old tried-and-true flowers that have been reliable garden favourites for decades. One of these is the forget-me-not. As its name suggests, we gardeners should
Crops

Avoid Overfertilizing Late Potatoes

Potato producers who have delayed planting due to unseasonably cool, wet conditions need to reassess their fertilizer needs. Consideration must be given to the potential for lower yields on these fields. Adjustments to nitrogen fertilization should be made accordingly. Yields can be reduced by as much as 30 per cent due to delayed planting based
Crops, Forages

Winterkill Takes A Toll On Alfalfa Stands

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Some of Manitoba’s alfalfa stands took a beating this year, not unlike a lot of winter wheat crops. In some areas half of the stands were 80 per cent killed, said Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ forage specialist Glenn Friesen. Alfalfa stands two years old ideally should have 30 stems per square foot. That
Crops, Oilseeds

Cool Soil Temperatures Canola Sprouts

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Across the Prairies this spring, canola emergence is very slow and in some fields, uneven. Research has shown much lower and slower canola germination at low temperatures. Soil temperatures above 5C have little effect on the time to 50 per cent germination; however, the number of days to 50 per cent germination increases dramatically at
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Globeflower — A Perennial Favourite

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A mature clump of globeflower will grow anywhere from 45 to 60 centimetres tall and wide. In late May, and throughout most of the month of June, one of my favourite perennial plants puts on its spectacular show. The common globeflower (trollius europaeus) is a hardy, easy-to-care-for perennial that never fails to perform, year after
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Gardening With Hydrangeas

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Easy to grow and care for, they’re not troubled by pests or diseases and their blooms dry well. If I had to choose my favourite flowering shrub, hydrangeas would top the list. Their finest features are their attractive, fragrant, long-blooming flowers that come into bloom in midsummer and continue to do so for weeks. Easy
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Is It Time To Prune Trees And Shrubs?

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After the long winter, spring chores slowly take shape and gardeners begin sharpening and oiling their pruning tools. Is late winter and early spring the best time to prune trees and shrubs? Well, it depends. If the urge to prune is the reason for pruning, suppress that urge! Unnecessary pruning stresses trees and shrubs during
Cereals, Crops

Midge-Tolerant Wheat By Fall 2009

Alliance Seed Corporation has obtained the rights to the Goodeve VB midge-tolerant wheat variety developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Under the terms of the licensing deal, Alliance Seed Corporation has been awarded exclusive marketing and distribution rights for the Goodeve VB variety in Canada. Alliance Seed Corporation plans to work with its own retail
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We’re Ready For A Breath Of Spring

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Choose a pot of bulbs that have buds but not blooms. There is nothing that shouts “spring!” as loudly as a pot of spring bulbs in full bloom. Cheerful golden mini-daffodils, lovely pink or azure hyacinths or jaunty purple, white or yellow crocus all seem able to make us believe that spring is just around

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