DYI

• 2023-03-17 - Learn how to build your very own cloche - Oregon State University, click HERE

• 2021-12-15 - 5 Tips for using Holiday Greenery

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EDUCATORS

• 2023-03-15 - Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/lcs/

•  2023-03-15 - Dr. Linda Gilkeson -  www.lindagilkeson.ca

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Information on Gardening​

• 2023-10-13 - For information on bulbs - click HERE

• 2023-09-18 - For information on No-till Gardening - click HERE

• 2023-06-23 - For things to do in your garden, a July garden calendar - click HERE

• 2023-03-15 - Let Soil Temperature Guide You when planting Vegetables, click HERE

• 2023-03-15 - Canada's Plant Hardiness Site, click HERE

• 2022-11-28 - Indigenous Forest Gardens, click HERE

• 2022-05-20 - For 6 Organic Alternatives to RoundUp, click HERE 

• 2022-11- How to control weeds without weed killer, click HERE

• 2022-07-26 - For tips on Gardening in Extreme Heat, click HERE

• 2022-05-20 - For 6 Organic Alternatives to RoundUp, click HERE 

• 2022-04-06 - Edible Landscaping by Connie Kuramoto

• 2022-03-06 - Gardening in a Wildlife Friendly Habitat

• 2021-10-22 - Sweep Wood Ash from the Fire      

• 2021-09-17 - Give Plants a Head Start ​

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Information on Pests & Pollinators

• 2023-08-03 - For information on using coffee grounds to control slugs, click HERE

• 2023-08-03 - For information of identifying ground bees, click HERE

• 2023-06-13 - For information on Noxious Weeds and Invasive Species click HERE

• 2023-06-06 - For information on how to Manage Wildlife Conflicts in your Garden click HERE 

• 2023-05-23 - For information on Slugs, check out OSU's Slug portal HERE

• 2023-04-10 - For information on Shrubs & Trees for Bees, click HERE

• 2022-09-01 - For an Update on the Japanese Beetle, click HERE

• 2022-09-12 - For Native Plant picks for Bees, click HERE

• 2022-07-26 - For information on How to Help Bees survive a heat wave, click HERE

• 2022-04-28 - VI Pests Pollinators & Beneficials by iNaturalist

• 2022-04-28 - Expanded Regulated Area for Japanese Beetle

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Information on Seeds

• 2023-08-31 - In Preparation of Seedy Saturdays information, click HERE

• 2023-08-16 - For a Step-by-step Guide to Saving Seeds, click HERE or HERE

• 2022-06-09 - For an interesting article on Vivipary, click HERE

• NEED SEEDS?  or try SEEDS.CA

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Information on Specific Plants 

• 2023-11-04 - For information that Coreen provided on Brugmansia, click HERE

• 2023-08-03 - For information on How to Help Hydrangeas Weather a Heat Wave, click HERE

• 2023-05-23 - For information on Growing Your Own Peppers, check out OSU's Extension Service HERE

• 2023-04-10 - "Growing Peppers adds flavor to ethnic dishes." Click HERE for the OSU article.

• 2023-03-27 - Which potato varieties last the longest?  Click HERE for the OSU article.

• 2023-03-23 - Have Morels been popping up in your garden?  Vancouver Island Mushrooms​

• 2023-02-13 - Stinging Nettle, click HERE

• 2023-01-06 - To find maple syrup orchards & sugarworks on VI - check out:  Maple Syrup Farms.org 

• 2022-09-12 - Pacific Poison-oak & Western Poison-ivy,  click HERE

• 2022-05-09 - Grow your own Tomatoes and Tomatillos by N. Bell, A. J. Detweiler, H. Noordijk & C. Bubl

• 2022-05-03 - Swanson's Controlling Horsetail by Carol Hall, Gardens West, April 2004

• 2022-03-18 - Sweeten up Summer with Strawberries

• 2022-03-18 - Old-fashioned Sweet Peas fill the Garden with Fragrance

• 2022-03-06 - Watch a video on how to Give Overgrown Trees a Makeover

• 2022-02-17 - Native Plants for Vancouver Butterfly Gardens

• 2022-02-02 - Selecting, Planting and Caring for a New Tree - Useful tips

• 2022-02-02 - Love them or leave them:  Fruit trees take plenty of work!

• 2022-01-22 - 12 Deer Resistant Perennials from Proven Winners

• 2020-03 -  Check out a Catalogue from Oregon State University on Trees & Shrubs for Fall & Winter Bloom 

• Learn how controlling perennial bindweed takes persistence.

• For research affirming Plastic Tunnels are very good for Strawberries, click HERE

• For Cultivar Susceptibility Tables click HERE

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Local Nurseries & Garden Centres (as of March 15, 2023)

When visiting local or out-of-town nurseries, inquire if they will give a discount to garden club members.  You may be required to show your current Nanoose Garden Club Membership card before your items are rung up.

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MISC. VIDEOS

• Please check out Connie Kuramoto's presentation on Edible Landscaping and check out her website HERE

• Charles Dowding - Check out "No Dig Gardening" YouTube videos - HERE

• Gabbing About Gardening - Check out Lucretia Schanfarber's YouTube Channel or podcasts - HERE

• 2022-03-20 - Learn how to keep your most important gardening tool fit - click HERE

• Documentary - "A Need to Grow"  HERE  (Sign up for free, & if you don't want future emails, simply unsubscribe.)

• For Pacific Horticulture videos focussing on ecologically-rich and -sound ecosystems, click HERE 

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Monthly Lists of Things to do in the Garden - As often seen in 'Nanoose Garden Tidings'

Monthly garden chores vary widely from garden to garden and year to year.  These lists are meant only to be a guide of the sorts of things you may want to focus on throughout the garden season.  Below, are from OSU. 

• April Garden Calendar - tips from OSU 

• November Garden Calendar, click HERE

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RECIPES

• 2023-09-02 - For information on easy freezing of apples & pears, click HERE

• 2023-06-23 - For great tips on pickling your vegetables, click HERE

• 2022-11-23 - For Indigenous squash recipes, click HERE

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SOIL & AMENDMENTS

• 2023-10-13 - Understanding Soil Health & Biota - click HERE

• 2023-09-18 - How to use Compost in Gardens and Landscapes - click HERE

• 2023-03-15 - SOIL + SOIL AMENDMENT Companies  Local companies that sell bulk soil and/or amendment products.

• 2023-02-28 - Learn about Canadian Peat Bog Restoration - click HERE

• 2023-01-30 - Learn from a variety of videos about Canadian Gardening with Science - click HERE

• 2023-01-30 - Learn about Canadian Peat Moss - click HERE

• 2022-03-06 - Peat Moss Alternatives

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WEBSITE LINKS  (March 2023)

Here is a list of selected websites that may be useful and interesting.

 

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