Tag: garden
How to get a mango tree from the almond?
The mango (Mangifera indica) is an exotic fruit widely consumed in France. Its melting and sweet flesh surrounds a large kernel also called almond. How to get a shrub or…
When and how to sow broad beans?
Beans (Vicia faba) are easy-to-grow vegetables that are highly valued for their light nutty flavor. With pods of various colors and sizes, choose a variety adapted to your region and…
Early vegetables: when should they be sown?
To taste the first young vegetables from April, start sowing resistant varieties with a short cycle from mid-January. Sheltered and warm, grow carrots, turnips, radishes, peas and many other crisp…
How to germinate an avocado pit?
Avocado is an exotic fruit that grows on an avocado tree (persea americana), grown as a houseplant or terrace plant in France. How, from the pit, to grow an avocado…
How to take cuttings from a Saintpaulia leaf?
Indoor plant flowering all year round, the saintpaulia is a great classic for flowering all the rooms of the house. Its rosettes of green, fluffy leaves contrast with its clusters…
Speaker series kickstarts Year of the Garden in Stratford
News Local News Green thumbs patiently waiting for spring weather will want to dig into an upcoming speaker series organized by Stratford’s master gardeners. (Getty pictures) Green thumbs patiently waiting…
When and how to cut boxwood?
Boxwood is an evergreen shrub, widely grown in gardens to create borders, hedges and topiary. Despite attacks by box tree moths, it remains highly coveted. Cutting boxwood to propagate it…
Peas, when and how to sow them?
Crunchy, sweet and harbingers of spring, peas are very popular vegetables on our plates. Simple to grow, start sowing in February to harvest the first peas from June. You will…
Can a dog live happily in an apartment?
Adopting a dog should not be taken lightly. Because a dog is not an object. It is a sensitive being which has its own needs and which is no longer…
What is sowing under a warm layer?
From January, the gardener begins his first sowing despite the winter cold. To anticipate plantings and harvests, there is the technique of sowing under a warm layer in order to…