All posts in: "planting and maintenance"

  1. Nurturing Your Garden

    Missed our online workshop? Here’s Carol’s powerpoint presentation with lots of info on soil and soil nutrition PLUS some tricks to help with weed control…

  2. Weeds, Bugs & Watering

    Supplementary Materials: Powerpoint PresentationHandout with tips Plants & Top Problem Bugs chart About the speaker: Alison Juta was born and raised on a 5000 acre…

  3. Household items as fertilizer, pest & weed control

    Start saving these everyday household items to help in your garden this season

  4. When is the best time for planting?

    Many years ago, Grandma used to say don’t plant until after the full moon in June. Many people still wait until well into June before…

  5. It Starts With A Seed

      If you missed Garden Director Carol Muncer’s recent hands-on workshop, don’t fret.  Here’s her handout and power point presentation full of great tips on…

  6. How do you make your own Seed Tape?

    Seed tapes can be great time savers for planting seeds – especially small ones.  Here are some inexpensive ways to make your own: How to…

  7. Let’s Get Growing!

    Over 50 folks joined Carol Muncer for her Let’s Get Growing workshop held in partnership with the Fredericton Public Library.  In celebration of the official…

  8. Calling All Garlic Lovers!

    Thanks to the participants in Carol Muncer’s Garlic Planting Workshop, our Market Garden’s garlic crop is planted for next summer’s harvest. Here are Carol’s tips…

  9. SEED OF THE WEEK: Mid-Season Planting

    Even though it is mid-July, there is time to grow many crops that don’t mind the cold of Fall. Spinach may not germinate now in…

  10. Why Harvest Regularly?

    It’s mid-July and it’s harvesting time for many crops. It is very important to harvest regularly: by doing so the plant will keep on flowering…