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Growing from seed

By Albert Parsons March 23, 2012

One of the first flowers to make an appearance in the spring garden is the pansy — and it is one of the last to cease blooming in the fall. Pansies are definitely cool-weather plants, and in fact, they sometimes take a blooming holiday in midsummer during the hottest weather, and that is acceptable because

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

Crops

Check Pulse Seed For Germination And Vigour

By Allan Dawson April 15, 2010

Pulse growers should check the germination and vigour of their seed before planting it this spring following tough harvest conditions last fall, advises Ed Thiessen, technical crop manager with Syngenta Canada. That includes seed from crops treated with the desiccant Reglone. “In many cases they (farmers) were forced to put on Reglone at too early

Crops, Oilseeds

Cool Soil Temperatures Canola Sprouts

By Canola Council Of Canada June 11, 2009

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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McKenzie Seeds Shows Off Its New Location

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