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Get Seed-Savvy! Tips and Tricks from a BUFCO Gardener
| Julia | In Your Garden
The part of Julia’s garden dubbed, “North Jungle”
Have you been considering trying your hand at growing fruit, veggies and fl…
On Gratitude and Silver Linings
This year, the infamous 2020, has offered little to cheer about. If years were clouds, this one would be pretty dark. At times like this, it is important to regularly take stock of all things posit…
Seed Saving is an Act of Hope
Garlic chives going to seed
Like many gardeners I go kicking and screaming into winter. Grey skies, slushy sidewalks and shor…
Fall into Autumn
The growing season is winding down with shorter days and cooler temperatures, and our gardens are starting to look a little rough around the edges. It’s time to bring in the final harvests, tidy up…
Harvest Know-How
| Arlene | In Your Garden
When to harvest? Before the squirrels do!
September is upon us and overflowing baskets of garden goodies are everywhere. But harvesting in Zones 5 and 6 is not just an autumn endeavour. It’s a seas…
From Home to Homestead – Growing your own Urban Farm
A homestead in the city? I can almost see Groucho.
Maybe so, but the urban homestead is quite real, if not yet popular.
So, what is a homestead? We all know what a home is – a place where you live…
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