by RidgeView | Apr 30, 2014 | Garden Tips
• Beneficial Nematodes are an ideal solution for pesticide free insect control. • One package of “Lawn Guardian” contains 10 million Nematodes, which are natural predators of the larval stage (Grub) of many lawn and garden Beetles. • Dilute the concentrate and spray...
by RidgeView | Apr 30, 2014 | Instructional
Ferns may look delicate but they can be pretty hardy. Many ferns, including evergreen types, are tough plants, and most are highly adaptable, they thrive in average soil and in shady conditions. These primitive plants have been around for a good 350 million years...
by RidgeView | Apr 26, 2014 | Instructional
Nothing is better than a recipe that is only 2 steps. Basil is very easy to grow in your garden or in containers and a fabulous addition to many meals. This is a great recipe borrowed from the BBC Good Food website Ingredients 50g pine nuts large bunch of basil 50g...
by RidgeView | Apr 22, 2014 | Instructional
Space – sweet open space. It’s becoming more and more rare as land becomes less available. What’s a gardener to do?! Well the sky is the limit really. With vertical gardening you can grow far beyond your standard veggie plot and spread your garden up towards the...
by RidgeView | Apr 15, 2014 | Instructional
Garden pests can turn what should be a relaxing past time into all out war. Fending off insects and disease is a tiring and frustrating way to spend your gardening hours. So if you are avoiding the use of traditional insecticides or chemicals in your yard, you can...
by RidgeView | Apr 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
• Planting trees remains one of the cheapest, most effective means of drawing excess CO2 from the atmosphere. • Trees act as a carbon sink by removing the carbon and storing it as cellulose in their trunk, branches, leaves and roots while releasing oxygen back into...
by RidgeView | Apr 9, 2014 | Instructional
Many an afternoon could be spent cherry picking on the farms that dot the Niagara escarpment. The stunning floral display matches the delicious flavour, with a multitude of miniature pinkish blossoms and translucent filaments, finishing in rich maroon anthers...
