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Medusa Head Cactus has thick stems that resemble snakes on Medusa's head. This plant needs well draining soil to prevent root rot. Once it reaches a certain size, this can produce pups on the ends of older arms. After a time, these pups can root on their own. The arm it grows off of rots and the pups roll away to root on their own. If they are cared for, you can end up with a greenhouse full of them!
Scientific Name: Euphorbia flanaganii and Euphorbia caput-medusae
Common Name: Medusa Head Cactus
Growth: It can grow as tall as 8 inches and can spread over several feet in diameter!
Light: Bright, Indirect light
Watering: Allow soil to completely dry out
Pet safe: No
Care: Easy
Enamel with rubber pin backing
Size: 1.25” x 0.75”
Scientific Name: Chlorophytum Comosum
Common Name: Spider Plant
Light: Bright, Indirect Light
Growth: 12-24 inches long
Watering: Water when top two inches of soil are dry
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Easy
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Dates:
May 11th - 7:30pm - Small Space, Big Bounty, Oshawa Garden Club, St. George's Ukrainian Heritage Centre aka Lviv Hall, 38 Lviv Blvd., Oshawa, ON
May 20th - 7pm - Sustainable Garden Hacks, Bowmanville Garden Club, Bowmanville Older Adult Association Building
Jun 2nd - 7pm - Small Space Food Gardening, Pine Ridge Garden Club, Nestleton Community Centre
Aug 24th - 7pm - Preserving the Harvest, Lake Simcoe Gardeners, The Link, Event Hall, Sutton ON
Sept 22nd - 7pm - Sustainable Garden Hacks, Schomberg Horticultural Society, Schomberg Community Hall, Schomberg, ON
Oct 20th - 7pm - Plant BINGO! East Gwillumbury Gardeners
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Beautiful yellow sunflower we grow every year in our food garden to attract bees and other pollinators
Type: Annual flower
Height: can reach up to six feet tall!
Light: Full sun
Soil: average garden soil
Water: keep well watered
Bloom time: late summer
Planting: Can be started indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost or direct sown into the garden after danger of frost.
Notes: I learned the hard way that sunflowers are allelopathic, meaning they give off toxins that impede the growth of or even kill other plants. They also deplete soil of nutrients. Because I grow so much food in containers, I now grow my sunflowers in separate pots and place them near their fruit, veg and herb companions
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A lovely pink to brighten the border
Type: perennial flower
Height: 2-3 ft.
Light: full sun
Moisture: drought tolerant after established.
Planting: Sow seeds into cell packs and press into the soil. They need light to germinate so only lightly dust with soil on top or vermiculite.
Harden off* before planting outdoors.
* Hardening off refers to the process of gently and gradually acclimatizing indoor grown seedlings to the great outdoors! Don't throw your new babies straight into the elements! Over the course of a week, take them outside for a few hours at a time, bringing them back indoors afterwards. First sit them in the shade and then slowly introduce them to the sun. Increase the length of time they are outside and are exposed to the sun, until you feel they are ready to face the big outside world!
Bloom time: Summer to fall
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Comes in a variety of colours. Please note that all parts of this plant is poisonous
Type: perennial flower
Height: 2-3 ft.
Light: full sun
Moisture: drought tolerant after established.
Planting: sand and then soak the seeds overnight to break down the seed coat before planting. Plant one seed per pot as roots do not like to be confined. Use a deep pot. Transplant when 8 weeks old. Roots do not like disturbance. Plant where you want it to stay as you will be unable to move it after it is established.
Care: Cut back the whole plant after it has bloomed.
Bloom time: early summer
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A cheery hit of yellow early in the summer.
Type: Perennial, near native to Ontario
Height: 2 - 4 feet
Light: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Tolerant of many types of soil from clay to sand.
Water: water well until established, then quite drought tolerant.
Bloom time: Blooms in mid June.
Planting: Cold, moist stratification required - see options in photos, courtesy of Northern Wildflowers.
Wild life support: visited by small bees and host plant for the Black swallowtail butterfly
Garlic chives are extra yummy with their hint of garlic added to the chive flavour. They are also a very pretty plant for the garden and great for pollinators, looking great in both the vegetable garden and mixed into the flower beds.
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Type: Perennial Herb
Height: 12-24"
Light: Full sun
Soil: Any free draining soil will do.
Watering: Once established, they are quite drought tolerant.
Planting: Space them 6" inches apart. Harden off* before planting outdoors.
* Hardening off refers to the process of gently and gradually acclimatizing indoor grown seedlings to the great outdoors! Don't throw your new babies straight into the elements! Over the course of a week, take them outside for a few hours at a time, bringing them back indoors afterwards. First sit them in the shade and then slowly introduce them to the sun. Increase the length of time they are outside and are exposed to the sun, until you feel they are ready to face the big outside world!
Harvest/ Care: Ready to harvest after 90 days- Cut a few stalks, chop and add to soups or other dishes.
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A gorgeous plant for the border! It grows into a shrub full of flowers which are adored by bees and butterflies and the seeds are eaten by birds.
Type: Annual flower
Height: 4-5'
Light: full sun
Soil: average
Water: keep evenly watered
Bloom time: mid to late summer
Planting: Give plants lots of space in the garden to grow! Plant outside after danger of frost. Harden off* before planting outdoors.
* Hardening off refers to the process of gently and gradually acclimatizing indoor grown seedlings to the great outdoors! Don't throw your new babies straight into the elements! Over the course of a week, take them outside for a few hours at a time, bringing them back indoors afterwards. First sit them in the shade and then slowly introduce them to the sun. Increase the length of time they are outside and are exposed to the sun, until you feel they are ready to face the big outside world!
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Type: Annual flower
Height: 8-12"
Light: Full sun
Soil: average garden soil
Water: keep well watered
Bloom time: late summer
Planting: Plant into the garden after danger of frost.
Harden off* before planting outdoors.
* Hardening off refers to the process of gently and gradually acclimatizing indoor grown seedlings to the great outdoors! Don't throw your new babies straight into the elements! Over the course of a week, take them outside for a few hours at a time, bringing them back indoors afterwards. First sit them in the shade and then slowly introduce them to the sun. Increase the length of time they are outside and are exposed to the sun, until you feel they are ready to face the big outside world!
Notes: I learned the hard way that sunflowers are allelopathic, meaning they give off toxins that impede the growth of or even kill other plants. They also deplete soil of nutrients. Because I grow so much food in containers, I now grow my sunflowers in separate pots and place them near their fruit, veg and herb companions
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A compact Zinnia with small flowers in a mix of colours. Great for the cutting garden, Zinnia's add a lot of colour to the bouquet. The more you cut the blooms, they more they produce.
Type: annual
Height: 18-24"
Soil: good soil with lots of organic matter. Keep watered.
Light: Full sun
Planting: Transplant outdoors after the last frost. Be sure to harden off. *
Care: low maintenance. Deadhead regularly
Bloom time: early summer - hard frost
*Hardening off refers to the process of gently and gradually acclimatizing indoor grown seedlings to the great outdoors! Don't throw your new babies straight into the elements! Over the course of a week, take them outside for a few hours at a time, bringing them back indoors afterwards. First sit them in the shade and then slowly introduce them to the sun. Increase the length of time they are outside and are exposed to the sun, until you feel they are ready to face the big outside world!
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A bright and happy flower, these nasturtiums look like sunshine in the garden! The foliage is spicy and can be used in salads, as can the flowers, for a very pretty presentation!
Type: Annual flower
Height: 12-18"
Light: Full sun to part sun
Soil: not too rich or you will only get leaves
Water: fairly drought tolerant once established
Bloom time: all summer
Planting: Plant them into the garden after frost danger has passed. Harden off before placing into the garden.
* Hardening off refers to the process of gently and gradually acclimatizing indoor grown seedlings to the great outdoors! Don't throw your new babies straight into the elements! Over the course of a week, take them outside for a few hours at a time, bringing them back indoors afterwards. First sit them in the shade and then slowly introduce them to the sun. Increase the length of time they are outside and are exposed to the sun, until you feel they are ready to face the big outside world!
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Calendula are a happy daisy, which once planted in the garden will self sow around in joyful abundance (but not in a weedy way)! The flowers can be dried and placed in oil for a lovely balm to soothe dry or irritated skin.
Oopsy Daisy blooms have an unusual bi-coloured flower.
Type: annual
Height: 12-18"
Soil: average soil, quite drought tolerant.
Light: Full sun
Planting: Transplant outdoors after the last frost. Be sure to harden off*.
Care: low maintenance. Deadhead regularly
Bloom time: early summer - hard frost
*Hardening off refers to the process of gently and gradually acclimatizing indoor grown seedlings to the great outdoors! Don't throw your new babies straight into the elements! Over the course of a week, take them outside for a few hours at a time, bringing them back indoors afterwards. First sit them in the shade and then slowly introduce them to the sun. Increase the length of time they are outside and are exposed to the sun, until you feel they are ready to face the big outside world!
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Green onions are a great start to the vegetable garden as they can be harvested early. Wonderful in garden salads or in egg salad!
Type: perennial bulb
Light: Full sun
Soil: Loose, well drained with added organic matter
Water: Regular watering while establishing
Harvest: 60 days after planting.
Planting: Space 3" - 4" apart and bury the bulb deeply enough to keep the plant upright.