News Items tag as: Okanagan gardening

iN PHOTOS: Funky looking veggies from Kamloops, Okanagan gardens
July 28, 2024 - 6:00 PM
iNhome

It's that time of year when hardworking gardeners in Kamloops and the Okanagan are seeing the fruits of their labour, harvesting a wide variety of homegrown vegetables, and some of the delicious produce is pretty weird looking or downright seductive.
iN PHOTOS: Have a look at some beautiful gardens in Kamloops, Okanagan
July 05, 2024 - 6:00 AM
iNhome

A warm and wet start to the summer has helped grow and nurture blossoming gardens in the Thompson-Okanagan region, and some of them are spectacular.
Veggie gardening continues to grow in popularity in Okanagan homes
March 19, 2023 - 6:00 AM
iNhome

A cold start to the gardening season hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of people wanting to grow their own food.
Stink bugs are in abundance in the Okanagan this fall
October 09, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Some Okanagan gardeners have been noticing more stink bugs around their homes this year.
It looks like another bad year for Kamloops, Okanagan peaches, apricots
May 14, 2020 - 6:30 AM
iNwine

It's blossom time for early budding fruits like peaches, nectarines and apricots but gardeners from Kamloops and the Okanagan are noticing bare branches with few blooms, if any.
Five tips for new gardeners from a local expert
May 06, 2020 - 7:40 AM

With the days getting warmer and many of us stuck at home, now is a great time to start a new hobby in your own backyard.
It's a waiting game for Okanagan gardeners anxious to get going
March 06, 2019 - 2:00 PM

PENTICTON - This year’s late winter has turned March into a waiting game for gardeners, who can only gaze forlornly at their snow covered raised beds as they wait for temperatures to rise and the snow to melt off their gardens.
Blooming out of control: North Okanagan gardener admits abundance of irises an 'obsession'
May 18, 2016 - 9:00 PM

'I THINK I HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST COLLECTIONS AROUND'
More ...

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

News Items tag as: Okanagan gardening

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon