by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 10, 2024 | Garden Gleanings
›› Kayla Siefried If you’re the gardening type, it’s likely you’ve already laid your garden beds to rest for the fall covering them with a deep mulch of deciduous leaves or straw. This protects the soil from wind and rain erosion, from dramatic temperature swings,...
by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 9, 2024 | Garden Gleanings
>> Zoe-Blue Coates In the late spring and early summer of 2023, it felt like every plant and surface in the Compost Education Centre teaching gardens had a stink bug on it. The early warm and dry weather provided the perfect conditions for stink bugs to thrive....
by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 3, 2023 | Garden Gleanings
›› Kayla Siefried Recently I was reading a newsletter from a gardening teacher, author, and writer that I’ve been following for years, and I found his tips about “small space gardening hacks” really useful. Perhaps you are a renter like me and have a limited ability...
by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 11, 2022 | Buzz, Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried, Compost Education Centre Ah, August in the garden, when the abundance is (hopefully) pouring into the kitchen, and when you heavily rely on friends and neighbours to water your garden while you galavant on summer holiday, and when your plants begin...
by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 11, 2022 | Buzz, Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Brontë Elphick-Miner, Fernwood NRG Staff This August, the Fernwood NRG gardens are going to be abuzz with activity! The busy bees at Fernwood NRG have been planning all sorts of fun activities to celebrate the peak of the growing season: Community Garden Work...
