Roundup Resistant Weeds

Well what were we thinking? That glyphosate (sold as Roundup) would keep on killing weeds forever? Nope – we now have glyphosate-resistant weeds in 20 states (they don’t mention Canada in this but…) The weed folks say we have to stop using glyphosate regularly and mix up the herbicides being used so weeds can’t develop [...]

Bad Gene P450. Bad Gene!

I don’t know what got into Gene P450 in Sweet Corn. It turns out that this gene (or one closely related to it) is susceptible to common corn herbicides. So when you spray your sweet corn with Atrazine, the darn corn plant dies along with the grass. Bad gene behaviour for sure. What is it [...]

Compost Tumbler Review

One of the trials we have going this summer is this compost tumbler (we got ours from for review purposes from http://www.organic-compost-tumbler.com/) Start to finish in the construction process, about 45 minutes. I deliberately didn’t study the instructions and still managed to get it all together. Mind you, I had to refer to the sheet [...]

MBAB: So How Important are Gardening Blogs

This is an interesting kind of question and like all things it depends very much on your point of view. I’ve heard folks say that they must be important because there’s so many of them. My response is, “What?” Sure, look at the Google numbers. What? Search for gardening blogs on Google and look at [...]

Oregano Oil an Insecticide

There’s an article just released by the Society of Chemical Industry’s Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture” showing that oregano oil works as well as synthetic insecticides to combat infestation by a common beetle, Rhizoppertha dominica, found in stored cereals. Now this doesn’t mean it will work on other insects but the fact [...]

Impatiens for Full Sunshine

I ran a few trials last year on Viva Sunpatiens. They were planted out in the full hot sunshine with absolutely no protection of any kind – I’m mean let’s make it a test. My observations. Don’t let this plant dry out. I had it in a somewhat sandy soil and if the soil moisture [...]

Free Container Gardening Seminar

I’m launching the container gardening seminar this coming week. Topics are being requested right here. So if you’re interested, drop in, sign up for the free series, reports etc. There’s no charge for this seminar and reports for those participating.

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