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
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
Homestead in the city? [Image Source]A homestead in the city? I can almost see Groucho.
Maybe so, but the urban homestead is …
Why Garden in Raised Beds?
BUFCO’s Signature Raised Beds
“My back is killing me, and my knees hurt!”
“My soil is all clay – I could spin a pot with it!”
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Support Your Local Pollinators – and they will support you!
Pollinators range from butterflies, bees, beetles, small mammals, birds and bats that are responsible for facilitating 90% of the pollination of our world’s flowering plants. They may feed off poll…
Purging Pipes: The Who What When Where Why and How
I hate to say it, but frost is almost here, and freezing temperatures are next. Winter, so they say, is coming. Don’t worry, though. Spring is only five months away. Five…months…
Here’s the thing a…
