Friday, March 26, 2010
‘How to plant a vegetable garden?’
‘How to plant a vegetable garden?’
You are invited to hear
Dick Chiswell, a well know local gardener and Fundy Gardener Member
-will give you some answers on planting and growing a vegetable garden
You are invited to hear
Dick Chiswell, a well know local gardener and Fundy Gardener Member-will give you some answers on planting and growing a vegetable garden
Saturday, April 24th 2:00 - 3:00pm.
At West Branch Library
Lancaster Mall
Lancaster Mall
621 Fairville Blvd.
Saint John
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Capt.. Richard (Dick) Steele
A sad period in the gardening world hearing that Capt.. Richard (Dick) Steele passed away on March 14,2010 after a short illness. Dick was a premier breeder of rhododendrons and magnolias as well as a skilled plantsman, propagator.He was in his early 90s but looked and acted about 30 years younger.
Along with his daughter Diana Steele, , they operated the garden centre at Bayport Plant Farm in Bayport Nova Scotia (near Lunenburg). To visit the garden centre and listen his enthuasm about plants and his yearly expeditions to Labrador and Northern Newfoundland on plant hunting trips to was a real treat.
His door was always open to vistors (just call ahead) and would welcome you with a tour and a cup of tea
He was a guest speaker to the Fundy Garden club in October 2007 and delighted the members with his plant knowledge,wit and charm. One member questioned him on what to do with the deer. With a direct approach he told the member to shoot them.
Capt. Steele was a great man and he will be sorely missed
Touring the Kennedy-Steele Park in Rothesay Oct. 2007
Jodi DeLong of Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada
writes in her blog about the Capt.
Remember Jodi she spoke to the club on container
plants Spillers,Thrillers and Fllers for containers.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Charlotte County Blooms
May 1,2010 9am-2 pm
The premiere season event kicking off the arrival of a new season.
The guest speakers presenting Master Gardeners
Marjorie Peronto of University of Maine
Deb Sheids -A graduate of the Master Gardening programn offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
Plus a great lunch.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Honeyberries
A member was asking about Honeyberries aka Haskap
Haskap is an amazingly hardy, fast growing, high yielding, great tasting berry bush that is relatively new to North America. It is an edible honeysuckle that originates from Siberia and can be found in Russia, China, and Japan. It goes by the name ‘Honeyberries’, ‘Blue Honeysuckle’, and ‘Haskap’. Recently, it has been developed at the University of Saskatchewan by Dr. Bob Bors for commercial production.
What makes Haskap so remarkable?
Haskap has several features that make it stand out from among all other fruits.
#1. Hardiness
Coming from Siberia, it is extremely hardy. It can withstand winter temperatures of -47° Celsius. Not only that, but its open flowers can endure -7° Celsius. They are the earliest to fruit in the season, usually in mid to late June – even earlier than strawberries.
#2. Early & High Yield
One of the greatest thing about Haskap is that it doesn’t take seven years to start producing. My seedlings were planted in the spring of 2006 and I ate my first fruit in June 2007. In the studies at the University of Saskatchewan, they were yielding 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) per plant in their 3rd year and 4 kg per plant in their 6th year. The picture below is a three-year old plant in the test patch at the University of Saskatchewan.
#3. Unique Flavor
Haskap is unlike any other fruit you’ve tried. Some have compared it’s taste to blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, rhubarb, saskatoons, and black current. The flavor seems to vary with varieties. They are most often compared with blueberries, but without the seeds. The seeds are similar to that of kiwis, so you don’t even notice them. As for it’s uses, basically anything you would do with blueberries, you could also do with haskap – eat them fresh, in baking, as jams & jellies, frozen, or whatever else you may think of.
Where do find these plants? Phytocultures Ltd. of Pei is the licensed propagator of these plants in Eastern Canada and is developing 5 varieties for release in 2009.
I think the deer will like these.
Haskap is an amazingly hardy, fast growing, high yielding, great tasting berry bush that is relatively new to North America. It is an edible honeysuckle that originates from Siberia and can be found in Russia, China, and Japan. It goes by the name ‘Honeyberries’, ‘Blue Honeysuckle’, and ‘Haskap’. Recently, it has been developed at the University of Saskatchewan by Dr. Bob Bors for commercial production.
Haskap has several features that make it stand out from among all other fruits.
#1. Hardiness
Coming from Siberia, it is extremely hardy. It can withstand winter temperatures of -47° Celsius. Not only that, but its open flowers can endure -7° Celsius. They are the earliest to fruit in the season, usually in mid to late June – even earlier than strawberries.
#2. Early & High Yield
One of the greatest thing about Haskap is that it doesn’t take seven years to start producing. My seedlings were planted in the spring of 2006 and I ate my first fruit in June 2007. In the studies at the University of Saskatchewan, they were yielding 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) per plant in their 3rd year and 4 kg per plant in their 6th year. The picture below is a three-year old plant in the test patch at the University of Saskatchewan.
#3. Unique Flavor
Haskap is unlike any other fruit you’ve tried. Some have compared it’s taste to blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, rhubarb, saskatoons, and black current. The flavor seems to vary with varieties. They are most often compared with blueberries, but without the seeds. The seeds are similar to that of kiwis, so you don’t even notice them. As for it’s uses, basically anything you would do with blueberries, you could also do with haskap – eat them fresh, in baking, as jams & jellies, frozen, or whatever else you may think of.
Where do find these plants? Phytocultures Ltd. of Pei is the licensed propagator of these plants in Eastern Canada and is developing 5 varieties for release in 2009.
I think the deer will like these.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Spring
Spring is just around the corner. It's exactly March 21 or 31 days away.
These were popping up at a Fundy Gardeners house Helen Mclaughin's today Feb 17th.
Monday, January 25, 2010
“ Plants and Birth Control: did you know that plants are planning your Parenthood?"
Can plants affect animal reproduction –YES! We shouldn’t be surprised as ancient cultures recognized, and used, a variety of plants to control their fertility – what we would now call “birth control”. What inside knowledge did these cultures have about plants that affect human fertility? How effective was it? How was that knowledge lost? To find out…join us Feb. 3rd Garden Club Meeting ! Warning: mature themes and plant sexual content. Viewer discretion advised.
Dr.Kate Frego did a great job very interesting and informative.Their maybe some members who will look at plants or birth control in a different light. Especially plants such as wild carrot, juniper berries and what goes into your salad bowl
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