Enjoy our articles on gardening and best practices in the Blackburn Hamlet area. Do you have some expertise or link you’d like to share? Let us know here!
Garden advice
The following six links are PDF documents written by past president George Bushell
- Starting transplants & sowing seeds
- Super soil for organic gardening
- Growing vegetables organically
- Ecologically friendly yard care
- Storing fruits & vegetables
- Managing insects in the vegetable garden
George also has the following plant tips to offer:
- the organic garden plot
- Ottawa planting schedule
- vegetable nutrient preferences
- water conservation
- plant rotation
- worm composting
To mulch or not to mulch – that is the question
Local gardener Fluerette Huneault offers her advice on why you should mulch
Watch your garden grow
Vegetable gardening basics
Saving seeds
How to save seeds
Winter vegetable storage
Check out pages 6-7 for creating a cold room for winter vegetable storage
Online gardeners handbook
Gardening tips from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
Fletcher Wildlife Garden
Information on how to create a wildlife-friendly habitat and gardens on urban or rural properties emphasizing use of plants native to the Ottawa region.
Gardening Organizations
Just Food
Just Food is a grassroots, non-profit organization that includes staff, volunteers, community partners, members and funders.
Community Garden Network
Community Gardening Network of Ottawa is an information and resource-sharing network that supports the sustainable development of community gardens within the City.
Canadian Organic Growers (COG) Ottawa chapter
Nurseries
Ritchie Feed and Seed
Local nursery providing feed, seed and all your gardening needs.
Green Barn Nursery
Green Barn Nursery products and information suited to colder Canadian temperatures.
Greta’s Organic Garden
Organic seed products
Canadian Seed Catalogues
This is a list of vegetable and fruit seeds that were sold in recent years by Canadian seed companies.
