Helping your Garden Cope with Drought
Install water barrels to catch water from your gutters. Save and reuse household waste water including unwanted cold water from the hot tap and water used to prepare vegetables for cooking. Increase the soil’s capacity to… Helping your Garden Cope with Drought
Companion Planting
Basil – Will improve vigour and flavour of tomatoes, planted side-by-side. Also good with asparagus, oregano, and peppers. Basil helps repel flies, mosquitoes, and thrips. Bush & Pole beans – All beans fix nitrogen in… Companion Planting
2013 Plant Sale Photos
To view photos taken at this year’s Plant Sale click on the following link: Plant Sale 2013 Thank You to Ron Knight!
2014 – Additional Past Events
May 8 – Caron Gardens Tour with a Workshop on Hellebores May 18: Caron Gardens’ Annual Rhododendron Festival, 10:00am to 3:00pm, Free admission, refreshments and parking. 14622 Beaumont Road, Pender Harbour. More details and a printable… 2014 – Additional Past Events
2013 May 4 – Plant Sale
Sechelt Garden Club – Annual Plant Sale Saturday May 4th, 2013 10:00 to 12:00 at the Seaside Centre The Seaside Centre is located at 5790 Teredo St. in Sechelt. Click here to see some of the… 2013 May 4 – Plant Sale
Organic vs Chemical Fertilizers
Intensive food gardening is almost certain to strip nutrients from the soil, nutrients we need to put back in order to grow vegetables year after year. The question then becomes: do you use chemical or… Organic vs Chemical Fertilizers
Controlling Aphids
Now is the time to start thinking about getting aphids under control. Here are some ways to do that: Squishing If you don’t have a lot of plants or too much of a problem, don… Controlling Aphids
Why Gardening is Good for Your Health
(Adapted from Steve Whysall, The Vancouver Sun, February 1, 2013) Charlie Hall, professor in the department of horticultural sciences at Texas A&M University is one of the most influential leaders in horticulture in North America… Why Gardening is Good for Your Health