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Leafy Spurge Losses Continue To Mount In Manitoba

By Ron Friesen December 9, 2010

More than 10 years after it was identified as a major weed pest in Manitoba, leafy spurge is now a much worse problem than ever. A new survey says leafy spurge infests over three times as many acres and produces twice as much financial damage as it did in 1999, when the last survey was

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Add A Fern Peony To Your Garden

By Albert Parsons April 29, 2010

The fern peony is a remarkably tough plant, and like the Chinese peony, it survives our intemperate climate just fine. One of the most cherished perennials in our garden is our beloved fern peony (Paeonia tenuifolia), which is one of the first herbaceous perennials to come into bloom in the spring garden. One reason that

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Crop Report – for Apr. 22, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture April 22, 2010

SOUTHWEST Weather conditions have allowed fields to dry up quickly in the southwest region, permitting some producers to start seeding over the past weekend. Seeding operations are expected to continue into this week. Seeding in the region is approximately one to two weeks earlier than normal. Producers have also been fertilizing winter wheat, fall rye

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Growing Perennials From Seed

By Albert Parsons March 4, 2010

As we begin to look forward to our outdoor gardens and what we are going to plant in them, we will no doubt be thinking about perennials. Most gardeners have perennial or mixed borders and during the last decade or so perennials have gained in popularity. This is no surprise as a vast number of

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Moving And Dividing Perennials

By Albert Parsons September 17, 2009

Digging up perennials is a rather simple task, although it does require a bit of “muscle.” September is a great time to do some planning in the garden, to rearrange plants and garden structures, perhaps even to completely redo a flower border. Many of these fall endeavours involve digging up and moving perennials, and in

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Leafy Spurge Losses Continue To Mount In Manitoba

Add A Fern Peony To Your Garden

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Growing Perennials From Seed

Moving And Dividing Perennials

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