Slugs
Slugs are slimy, rather disgusting creatures that eat plants. Adults vary in colour from almost white to brown, grey and black. They are legless, elongate, mollusks (snails, shellfish, etc.) and prefer to feed at night. They will however feed ... [... more]
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Blackleg and Bacterial Soft Rot
Cool, damp conditions, like those we have been experiencing this summer, can provide the ideal environment for many disease causing organisms. Two diseases that appear to be flourishing in this year's weather are Blackleg and bacterial soft rot. ... [... more]
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Chives, Winter Onions, and Other Tasty Perennials
GardenLine / Vegetables / Chives, Winter Onions, and Other Tasty Perennials Dabbs is a professor emeritus of horticulture with the Department of Horticulture Science. Wood is a lecturer with the Department as well as a staff member of GardenLine. ... [... more]
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Kitchen and House Pests
GardenLine / Common Saskatchewan Pests / Kitchen and House Pests Cockroaches, larder beetles and carpet beetles are among the more persistent house pests. Your three best allies for ridding your house of these uninvited guests are planning, ... [... more]
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More Beneficial Bugs
GardenLine / Porpourri - Miscellaneous / More Beneficial Bugs Many of these insects are small and not readily noticed, but they are very effective in controlling harmful insects. BRACONIDS-These time (2.5 mm) wasps are mainly parasitic in ... [... more]
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Picking Northern Berries
GardenLine / Fruit to Grow and Pick / Picking Northern Berries You can pick wild fruit in most areas of Saskatchewan, but the north offers more choices. In the bush areas you will find saskatoons, wild raspberries, chokecherries, pincherries, ... [... more]
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Raspberry Cultivar Trials At The U Of S
GardenLine / Fruit to Grow and Pick / Raspberry Cultivar Trials At The U Of S As a child, few things could equal the horror inspired by my mother's simple pronouncement, "We're picking raspberries today." Being a thrifty and enterprising woman . [... more]
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Drought Tolerant Perennials
Excellent ground cover with beautiful blooms but can be invasive and is poisonous Drought Tolerant Perennials GardenLine / Yard & Garden / Drought Tolerant Perennials A naturalizing plant but can be invasive Long flowering, attracts ... [... more]
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Fertilizer: Application (Organic Vs Inorganic)
GardenLine / Porpourri - Miscellaneous / Fertilizer: Application (Organic Vs Inorganic) Lawns should be fertilized on approximately May 15 with 2 to 2.5 kg of 27-14-0 or 26-13-0 per 100 m2. Six weeks later apply 2.0 kg of 34-0-0 per 100 m2. Six ... [... more]
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The Birch Leaf Miner
GardenLine / Common Saskatchewan Pests / The Birch Leaf Miner The first sign of a birch leaf miner infestation is that the centre of the leaves appear to be a lighter green than on the edges. As the leaf miner continues to eat, brown spots near ... [... more]
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Plants That Can Kill
GardenLine / Porpourri - Miscellaneous / Plants That Can Kill In response to a number of Garden Line requests, Wood presents a revised and updated version of an article that has appeared previously in this series.. The writer is a lecturer with ... [... more]
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Vegetables
The long weekend in May is traditionally the time when Canada's gardens take off with a jump. Usually, the weekend serves as a guide as to when we can expect that the last spring frost has passed. Of course, there are no guarantees, and frosts ... [... more]
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