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Bigger seed changes the canola seeding equation

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The best chance for maximizing canola yields is a plant population of eight to 10 plants per square foot and a minimum of five throughout the growing season, says Doug Moisey, an extension agronomist with the Canola Council of Canada. “Typically when you have four to five plants per square foot or higher your yield
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Fruits of our labour

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Gardening can be a rewarding experience. First we till, preparing the seedbed. We carefully plan, sow the seed and mark the rows. We expect our vegetables to grow where we have planted them. Some years the rain and sunshine come in just the right amounts. When we get too much rain or not enough, it
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The passion flower

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The passion flower Growing exotic-looking houseplants can be a challenging but very interesting endeavour. No plant is more exotic looking than the passion flower and around Easter time it takes on an increased significance as it has religious symbolism connected to this Christian season. Each bloom consists of a flat base of petals above which
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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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Harvesting Seeds

The practice of collecting seeds from the garden is as old as gardening itself. In decades past, gardeners did not purchase many seeds; most were gathered from the garden in the fall. Harvesting seeds is not as popular as it once was. One reason is that many of the plants we now grow in our
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Thoughts On Father’s Day

A man bought a house and decided to plant a special tree seed to commemorate the date when he bought the place. However, the seed did not sprout even though he watered it faithfully every day. He thought that maybe the following year it would start to grow better and faster. To his surprise, the
Crops

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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Declining Entries End Royal Seed Show

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Visitors to the 103-year-old Royal Manitoba Winter Fair could learn all about how seed grows – but the annual competition recognizing farmers’ ability to select good seed is no longer a part of the annual event. In the face of declining entries in recent years, show organizers decided to end the seed show this year,
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Pleasant Surprise

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Early last spring I looked over the flower seed assortment. There were many envelopes with self-harvested seeds more than three years old. These would go out for the birds. I tossed them onto the ground between the deer-proof fence and the row of mature trees. Weeks later, there bloom the healthiest, greenest and prettiest specimens,
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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