gardens4everybody

Night blooming plants/ Moon gardens. 1.23 night bloomers, 2.20 tips for types of plants, 0300 morning glory, 0326 oenothera flava, 0430 oenothera biennis, 05.39 4O' clock, 0630 ipomea alba, 0725 foam flower, 08.55 datura, 0948 white lily. Night moths, bats.11.13 hydrangea, 12.03 nicotiana, 13.17 lighting

0010 introduction of worms1:22 concerns re worms in natural forests03:05 the worms in our gardens06:00 worm farms07:47 cutting earth worms

00:00 Welcome00:23 Defining the shoreline/ribbon of life/riparian zone02:14 Oligotrophic lakes02:37 Mesotrophic lakes03:02 Eutrophic lakes05:09 septic systems and their effect on lakes06:45 Keeping water on the property/ rain gardens08:47 Stabilising the shoreline to prevent erosion13:24 Preventing Geese on the property14:00 General recommendations15:04 Planning a shoreline garden16:00 Planting strategy20:27 Plants to consider for erosion prevention and rain gardens

00.00 Welcome01.15 Foraging guidelines04.30 Chickweed04.54 Curly dock05.50 Dandelions06.55 Lamb's quarters07.36 Pigweed08.32 Plantain09.03 Purslaine09.55 Stinging nettle10.53 Wild leek

welcome0024 Asparagus0800 Rhubarb1400 Muliplying/walking onions1810 Medieval ways

welcome040 reasons for a wet area0220 swales0300 rip rap0320 rain garden0400 don't alter the house municipal drainage0500 making a rain garden0620 plants for a rain garden0750 City of Ottawa rain ready gardening0810 streams in gardens1030Hugel Kultur1125 Berms1200 soil texture effect on drainage

We discuss invasive plants and Fozzie gets in on the talk: 0.22 definition; 00.51 impact of invasive; 2.12 periwinkle; 2.41 Lily of the valley; 2.49 Gout weed; 3.44 Sea Buckthor; 4.16 techniques to remove Invasive plants; 5.00 digging out; 5.19 solarization; 6.34 resources; 8.28 geranium vs pelargonium.

0.40 maintenance pruning,3.00 rejuvenation pruning, 3.25 general pruning advice

First episode on pruning. 0.49 - what is pruning, 1.08 self pruning, 1.56 why prune, 2.45 what happens to the plant when its pruned, 3.24 plant collar, 5.17 benefit to opening plant crown, 540 other benefits of pruning, 6.19 goals and timing of pruning, 8.30 safety, 8.59 tools,

How to start planning your garden. 0.20 2 year method, 040 shorter method, 1.06 less planning. 2.20 monitor conditions. 2.30 Map how you'll use your garden.4.53 observe light, exposure, wind, water pooling, dry areas, drainage. 8.00 plan garden rooms. 09.15 find your style. 1140 privacy, focal points.

We discuss seed starting: 1.00 seed starting mix; 2.30 cell pack tray;3.53 lighting; 4,21 heating pads; 6.02 labels; 6.25 seed sowing; 7.25 bottom watering; 7.40 when to strat lights and stop heat mat; 7.56 fertilize?; 8.00 back to lights; 9.2 transplanting; 1015 fan; 1105 clamshell sed starting; 1150 riddling; 1330 slow germination stratgey; 1425 whats a radicle; 1537 stratification; 1752 how to speed up germination.

Mary had an unusual path to owning a garden center. She shares her career path from banking to gardening. She discusses her role on the CBC Gardeners' question time and what it means to be a Master Gardener.

Silver Springs farm is known for its garlic. Mel Jones who is in charge of the project shares how they started with a small patch of garlic and other vege. When deer ate everything except the garlic they made the smart decision to focus on garlic production and have expanded their operation yearly. They have also innovated using an old snow blower to create planting hills and inventing "the Dibbler". Check out our website - gardens4everybody.com for photos and to see Mel and his red tractor.