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What you don't know about manure use in the landscape could hurt you
February 24, 2015 - 6:03 AM

Organic and synthetic fertilizers are the most common way to add nutrients to the soil, but animal manure is good too, if you can find and transport it.
Starting a vegetable garden: the basics
April 14, 2020 - 12:22 PM

Lots of people sheltering at home now because of the coronavirus pandemic are thinking about planting a vegetable garden. It offers more than food: Growing vegetables is a family activity, gives everyone a reason to get out in the fresh air, provides exercise and saves money.
Which mulch is right? It depends on what you're growing and where
November 18, 2013 - 8:24 AM

Compost or mulch? People often confuse the two, although each fulfills a different function in gardening.
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This company wants to make it rain on B.C. wildfires
There are many tools used by B.C. Wildfire in battling hundreds of forest fires in B.C. Rainfall, of course, is the most effective tool but weather forecasters don’t see any significant rain the Thompson or Okanagan regions until Sept

Wine of the Week: Rigour & Whimsy 2019 Hyperdrive
Rigour & Whimsy is a micro winery in Okanagan Falls featuring hand crafted small lot wines. Costa and Jody Gavaris are the very cool husband and wife team behind the label that have brought a very colourful wave to our wine industry. Cr

What you don't know about manure use in the landscape could hurt you