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Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #8
16 May 2020

Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #8

by quadraislandgardenclub | posted in: Basil, Brassicas, Seeds, Self-Seeding, Squash, Starts, Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden, Veggies, Zucchini | 1

By Valerie Barr There is the difference between cool and warm season vegetables. All plants have an environment which they are adapted to or are suitable for. This is why we need to understand our local climate zone (zone 8) … Continued

Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #4
22 Mar 2020

Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #4

by quadraislandgardenclub | posted in: Compost, Eggplant, Leaf Mould, Seeds, Starts, Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden, Tomatillo, Tomatoes, Veggies | 0

By Valerie Barr Vegetable gardens are built in many different styles. There are container gardens, fruit and vegetables grown in hanging baskets, raised beds, raised mounds on the surface of the ground, and in-ground areas with deep soil. On Quadra … Continued

Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #3
7 Mar 2020

Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #3

by quadraislandgardenclub | posted in: Fruit Trees, Onions, Seeds, Starts, Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden, Veggies | 0

By Valerie Barr Dormant Spraying in a home garden The fruit trees in our orchard have been pruned, and before a rain I managed to spray them, along with the roses and raspberries. It is tricky waiting for weather suitable … Continued

New Beginnings: Starting Seeds with Soil Blockers
5 Mar 2020

New Beginnings: Starting Seeds with Soil Blockers

by quadraislandgardenclub | posted in: Starts, Veggies | 3

By Tara Taylor and Ramona Aston Back in January, we were looking through seed catalogues and talking over our wish lists for the coming growing season. When we flipped to the gardening supplies section, soil blockers caught our interest. Initially … Continued

Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #2
25 Feb 2020

Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #2

by quadraislandgardenclub | posted in: Onions, Seeds, Starts, Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden, Veggies | 1

By Valerie Barr It feels like Spring has just arrived. These last few weeks the birds are returning. During the early part of winter we see flocks of Black-capped Chickadees foraging. We know Winter Wrens have been around because they … Continued

Tips for Starting Plants Indoors
15 Feb 2020

Tips for Starting Plants Indoors

by quadraislandgardenclub | posted in: Seeds, Starts | 0

By Gisele Uzzell Starting plants from seeds is pretty simple as long as you can give them enough light, heat and moisture. A heated greenhouse is ideal but not too many of us have those. Heating a greenhouse in February … Continued

Growing Storage Onions Part 2: Seeds, Sets, or Starts: How Do You Decide?
31 Jan 2020

Growing Storage Onions Part 2: Seeds, Sets, or Starts: How Do You Decide?

by quadraislandgardenclub | posted in: Onions, Seeds, Starts, Veggies | 2

By Terry Phillips So after reading Part 1, you’re ready to grow onions, but now you’re wondering what the best thing to start with is: seeds, sets, or starts?  Let’s examine each option. Seeds Growing from seed allows you to … Continued

A Pea Experiment
15 Apr 2019

A Pea Experiment

by quadraislandgardenclub | posted in: Karen's Corner, Starts | 0

By Karen Dunn It is the time of year on Quadra to be planting peas.  Many people start peas indoors to try to avoid damage from the pea weevil which hides out in many of our gardens.  Local “Queen of … Continued

Get a Jump on Your Gardening Season: Indoor Seed-Starting Tips
18 Feb 2019

Get a Jump on Your Gardening Season: Indoor Seed-Starting Tips

by quadraislandgardenclub | posted in: Seeds, Starts | 1

By Arzeena Hamir, MSc If rain, sleet, or even snow is keeping you out of your garden but you are itching to get your hands in some soil and see green things growing, now is the perfect time to raise … Continued

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Feb
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2023
5:00 pm “Growing Under Cover” with autho... @ Quadra Island Community Centre
“Growing Under Cover” with autho... @ Quadra Island Community Centre
Feb 13 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
"Growing Under Cover" with author Niki Jabbour @ Quadra Island Community Centre
***Note new time 5-7pm*** Now that we are getting more comfortable using Zoom in order to be inclusive, we have decided to invite some of our dream garden teachers to be our speakers from a distance!  Niki Jabbour is one … Continued
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2023
1:00 pm Quadra Seedy Sunday @ Room 3, Quadra Island Community Centre
Quadra Seedy Sunday @ Room 3, Quadra Island Community Centre
Feb 26 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Quadra Seedy Sunday @ Room 3, Quadra Island Community Centre
Join us for Quadra’s annual seed exchange!  Find seeds for Quadra-adapted plants, meet other gardeners and chat about gardening!  Seeds by donation.  Time of event TBA.
Apr
29
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10:00 am Annual Spring Plant Sale @ Quadra Island Community Centre
Annual Spring Plant Sale @ Quadra Island Community Centre
Apr 29 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
 
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