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Household Pest Control: Mealy Bugs by Rob Sproule Depending on who you ask, this unmistakable critter is either disgusting or fascinating. It looks like something dug up from the Burgess Shale only
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Household Pest Control: Mealy Bugs by Rob Sproule Depending on who you ask, this unmistakable critter is either disgusting or fascinating. It looks like something dug up from the Burgess Shale only
Household Pest Control: Fungus Gnats by Rob Sproule If you have houseplants, then I bet you’ve had fungus gnats. They are a winged household fixture in late winter but thankfully they look like more
Household Pests: Scale Insects by Rob Sproule Scale insects are the clams of the garden, clinging to your plants and protecting themselves under thick armour. They flourish in hot, dry household air (infamous during
Household Pests: Spider Mites by Rob Sproule Spider mites are a winter epidemic in Alberta thanks to our household air getting dry-as-toast. They thrive in warm, dry places and seem to be a February
Planting Fall Bulbs by Rob Sproule Which Fall Bulbs Work Best? Planting Your Bulbs While the Bulbs are Growing After the Bulbs are Finished When it comes to the garden, May is
Growing Figs: The Cure for the Common Houseplant by Rob Sproule When you live in a cold climate like ours, it’s easy to think it’s futile to try and grow anything edible after the snow
Pickling Veggies at Home: by Rob Sproule No matter how you try to plan otherwise, vegetable gardening is inevitably a feast or famine scenario. In the fall our pantries, countertops, and fridges
Apple Maggots 101: by Rob Sproule We’re all heard murmurs about Apple Maggots (Rhagoletis pomonella) and how they pose a real threat to backyard apple production across Alberta. I’d like to be writing this
Harvesting and Using Kale by Rob Sproule It seems that everywhere I turn this year, people are growing, eating, and raving about kale. The popularity of “super foods”, including raw, macrobiotic, and cancer fighting
Edmonton Zoo Enrichment Garden: by Rob Sproule *** for photos look us up on Facebook*** Edible gardening isn’t just about humans, anymore. Just as we get more vitamins, nutrients, and downright satisfaction out
Slugs 101: by Rob Sproule What are they? Prevention Identification Eradication If Alberta had a ‘Most Disgusting’ award, slugs would win it every year. These gross gastropods run rampant during wet summers but fortunately
Mushroom in the Lawn: by Rob Sproule During wet summers people come into the greenhouse everyday asking what they can use to get rid of the mushrooms sprouting in their lawn. The good
All About Juniper-Hawthorne Rust by Rob Sproule While wet weather makes for lush gardens, it can also create the perfect conditions for some bizarre and unsightly garden problems. If you’ve seen
Advantages of Growing in Containers When I was a kid, and everyone was wearing neon pants and sporting mullets, gardening seemed a simpler affair. As I biked down the street every front yard
Edible Flowers 101 by Rob Sproule Watch videos on How to grow your own food Here At its very core, gardening is about having fun and being creative. When it comes to finding
Growing Carrots & Beets by Rob Sproule Watch videos on How to grow your own food Here Both beets and carrots are ideal for small space Alberta gardens. They thrive in our cool spring
Growing Peas & Beans by Rob Sproule Watch videos on How to grow your own food Here When humans decided to stop following mammoths around and starting throwing seeds into the ground for food,
Pumpkin Lore & Pumpkin Cooking by Rob Sproule When it comes to holiday customs sometimes I find myself shaking my head and wondering, “now how the heck did we start doing that?” The hallowed
Aphids 101 by Rob Sproule Here in Alberta we’re pretty lucky when it comes to insects. We don’t have termites that eat houses or army ants that eat everything, but we do
Mason Jar Terrariums by Rob Sproule Over the winter we can often feel very far removed from the life and vitality that filled our summer days. When we can’t get into the garden
Give our Bees a Break by Rob Sproule When I was young the sound of a still, sunny, summer day in the garden was the intoxicating buzz of bees, dancing among the flowers on
Fall Mums by Rob Sproule Choosing your Mum Growing your Mum History of the Mum In garden centers, box stores, grocery stores, and even gas stations around Edmonton, mums are the most famous of fall
Rooted in History: A Reflection on Gardening in Alberta by Rob Sproule This isn’t going to be my usual kind of column. I’m not going to tell you how best to prune an
Winterizing Chores Made Easy by Rob Sproule Winterizing your Pots Winterizing the Lawn Watering When it comes to gardening chores, there are “should” do’s and “can” do’s. “Should” do’s are often a massive list
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