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Glossary of garden terms

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As we look through those seed catalogues and plan for a new season, here’s a list of terms to brush up on: Acidic soil: has a pH below seven, typical of clay soils. Azaleas, camellias, dogwoods and roses like acidic soils. Alkaline soil: has a pH of seven or higher. Annual plant: lives one year
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Combine Adjustment Tips

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Combining faster cuts harvesting costs, but can also result in higher grain loses, says Les Hill, manager of agricultural technical services at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) in Humboldt, Sask. We know it s all balance, Hill said Sept. 9 during a webinar for the Canola Council of Canada on maximizing canola harvesting. When
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Try An Anthurium Instead

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What flowers to get a special someone for Valentine’s Day? Red roses? An orchid? Although I really like fresh cut flowers – during the summer months there are usually cut flowers of some kind from our garden in a vase on the kitchen table – in the off season I don’t buy cut flowers very
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This One Is Vigorous And Resilient

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During the dark days of winter we gardeners like to fill our indoor environments with the beauty of live plants. Even if you don’t have a light garden or a sunny window sill, a number of resilient plants can be grown successfully even in quite low-light environments, some of these being members of the philodendron
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Perfect Gift For A Shut-In

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Do you have someone on your Christmas list who cannot get out and about anymore, someone who is pretty much confined to the indoors? Such people, whether they are gardeners or not, will appreciate a gift which is not static, a gift that provides interest by constantly changing. Because the recipient of the gift may
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Fall’s The Time To Plant Bulbs

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
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Beat The Fall Frosts – for Sep. 9, 2010

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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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Check Pulse Seed For Germination And Vigour

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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
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Growing Cacti And Succulents

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A cacti or succulent should never have to endure sodden soil. I always know that spring is coming when my cacti and succulent plants, spurred on by the increasing length of daylight in my sunroom, begin to bloom. I have a large collection of cacti and succulents and although I enjoy their unique beauty year
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Handmade Memories

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There’s nothing like handcrafted decorations to evoke special Christmas memories. Like these wreaths – made by my husband, coping with health issues, he would busy himself creating them to give to friends and family. Every Christmas season, as we see them in homes of relatives, neighbours and friends, hanging over a fireplace, a door or

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