Root Booster® 5-15-5

Specially formulated for general garden use, vegetables and flowers |Contains 2 growth hormones: IBA (indole-3-butyric acid) and NAA (naphthalene acetic acid) to encourage vigorous maximum root development

The Importance of Using Organic Products

  These days, ‘organic’ is a familiar buzzword that appears alongside everything from food to clothing. However, unlike a lot of so-called trends, organic food, gardening, and products have substantial benefits that cannot be disputed. An increasing number of people realize the importance of using natural products that do not rely on chemicals to achieve… Read more »

Growing fruit on your patio in containers by Albert Mondor

By Albert Mondor, horticulturist and biologist This summer, why not grow blueberries and raspberries on your patio? Growing small fruits in containers is easy and within anybody’s reach. Here are a few small but very productive fruit shrubs that are sure to add colour and taste to your desserts and snacks!   Black chokeberry ‘Viking’… Read more »

Organic based Multi-Purpose Garden Fertilizer 20-8-8

With MYCOACTIVE® for 2x more vegetables, fruits, and blooms when compared to unfertilized plants |All Natural Organic based formula |Encourages vigorous growth that results in big, healthy long lasting plants |Suitable for all plants, indoor and outdoor

Organic Multi Purpose Plant Fertilizer 7-3-3

Organic formulation and OMRI approved |High Nitrogen that promotes vigorous foliar growth |Suitable for all plants, indoor and outdoor |With MYCOACTIVE® for 50% more vegetables, fruits and blooms when compared to unfertilized plants

Flowering Plant Food 15-17-15

BIGGER BLOOMS when compared to unfertilized plants |Formulated specifically to promote vigorous growth in all types of plants with flowers.

All Purpose Plant Food 25-8-20

2x BIGGER PLANTS when compared to unfertilized plants |Encourages vigorous growth that results in big, healthy long lasting plants

Benefits of Composting by Owen Reeves

There is nothing better in the summer than fresh produce from your garden! The key to growing quality produce starts below the ground with the soil. One of the best and oldest ways to ensure nutrient-rich soil is to amend it with compost. Healthy soil creates healthy roots and healthy roots create healthy plants. The… Read more »

Growing your eggplants in containers – By Albert Mondor

The eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a vegetable of tropical origin. It is rather capricious and requires a lot of heat and sustained fertilization. However, those conditions can easily be obtained when growing eggplants in containers. In the spring, most Canadian garden centres offer eggplants in containers. Choose vigorous, compact plants that bear a few flowers… Read more »

Beets with striking colours! – by Albert Mondor

For centuries, beets have undergone a slow metamorphosis which has lead to the plant we know today, with its sweet, swollen root. Other than the round, purplish-red beets, we have developed tens of cultivars with the most diversified shapes, colours and tastes. As they are very easy to grow, beets should have a place in… Read more »

Eat flowers!- by Albert Mondor

Although we mostly create them to be ornamental, our gardens contain various species of flowers that are completely edible. Here are some mouth-watering examples. With the addition of flowers, your summer dishes will be both original and colourful! The blooms of most begonias (Begonia) can be eaten. In addition to being crispy, they have a… Read more »

Dahlias and Begonias – by Mark Cullen

Generally gardeners have up until mid April to enjoy some ‘time off’ from gardening activity.  It is our dress rehearsal for the busy season ahead. The many tasks that thrust themselves upon the gardener when the weather finally warms up the soil minimize the opportunities for day dreaming and planning.  Our response to the flowering… Read more »