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gardens4everybody

Elizabeth and Maryanne

At Gardens 4 everybody our goal is to encourage and empower people to enjoy gardening using methods which result in less work. No matter the space limitations or conditions everybody can grow something. From enjoying a small houseplant to growing your own food. We want you to experience the satisfaction and benefits gardening has to offer.We are sharing information about gardening in zone 5b which in our case is the Ottawa area. We use sustainable organic practices, focusing on permaculture,

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5:38

Its a book review! 5 reading suggestions in time for...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/12/10

we discuss 5 books related to plants and fungi. We hope you like them1 The new plant collector - Darryl Cheng2 A home for the rusty patched bumble bee- Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla3 Bringing nature home - Doug Tallamy4 Entangled world - Merlin Sheldrake5 The hidden kingdom of fungi- Keith Seifert

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18:21

Green Thumb Garden center owner Mary Reid discusses...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/11/26

Mary had an unusual path to owning a garden center. She shares her career path from banking to gardening. She discusses her role on the CBC Gardeners' question time and what it means to be a Master Gardener.

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17:48

Seed saving-A fun, cheap way to get seeds for next...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/11/05

We discuss seed saving from native plants, fruits (yes tomatoes are fruits), and legumes. Fozzie interrupts to chase a fly. I slip up and suggest that different species can cross - that's incorrect :( . The rest of the information is good. For native seed information check out the Ottawa seed library. or Prairie Moon nursery.

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15:46

Garlic Growing at Silver Springs Farm

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2025/10/20

Silver Springs farm is known for its garlic. Mel Jones who is in charge of the project shares how they started with a small patch of garlic and other vege. When deer ate everything except the garlic they made the smart decision to focus on garlic production and have expanded their operation yearly. They have also innovated using an old snow blower to create planting hills and inventing "the Dibbler". Check out our website - gardens4everybody.com for photos and to see Mel and his red tractor.

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13:06

Silver Spring farm -known for its garlic we find out...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/10/01

We interview Anne Cole coordinator of volunteers at Silver Spring farm. The Farm was established in 1867 in the Bell's corners area of Ottawa. The original farm is still in place and is now an NCC property. The farm became a residence for adults with developmental disabilities, and then 30 years ago volunteers started to grow garlic in the unused farm fields and that has developed into a huge garlic growing operation. See our website gardens4everybody.com for photos and more information. In a

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14:42

Fall tasks for a head start in the spring

gardens4everybody ·

2025/09/29

Fall tasks can help make Spring less hectic. In this episode we discuss starting a new bed in the fall so its ready to go in the spring, leaf clean up, pruning raspberries, cleaning up hostas and spirea.

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15:18

David Hill councilor for West Barrhaven discusses his...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/09/22

We apologise for some areas of poor audio on this recording. David Hill kindly gave his time to discuss how he came to office. David discussed his respect for taxpayers money and using resources wisely. We reviewed the need for nutritious low cost food in our community. David discussed an interest in dealing with invasive plant species using systems already in place. David has also has been involved in local pollinator projects.

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13:19

Bringing houseplants back inside in fall.

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2025/09/17

Fall is time to get houseplants back inside, or to bring new tropical purchases indoors. We chat about checking the plants for insects, preparing the plants for coming indoors and preventing insects hitching a ride into your home. We now have a website and you can find a fact sheet about this topic there.

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13:27

Fall care of evergreens

gardens4everybody ·

2025/09/07

Evergreens seem so able to manage without any help but as the climate changes they need more TLC. We discuss types of evergreens, their fall needs and when to prune.

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9:14

Tips on caring for Tomato plants as we transition to...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/09/03

Elizabeth gets to ask Maryanne for tips on getting as many tomatoes as possible to ripen before the end of the growing season. We also talk about the advantages of leaving plant roots - especially of bean plants in the ground.

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17:24

Growing gardens, transit and environmental projects...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/08/26

Wilson shares his path to politics. He has a passion for transit and makes that a priority. He is also championing improved tree cover in Ottawa. Wilson is supporting a citizen led pollinator project in Barrhaven and discusses how the City is passing bylaws to make this type of initiative easier. Maryanne and I then try to persuade Wilson to update his mainly grass and weed backyard. We offer advice- he listens - we will have to follow up to see what happens!

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15:57

Easy Gardening with Mike Ritchie from Ritchie Feed...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/08/13

Mike is the fourth generation running Ritchie Feed and Seed. This Ottawa garden center is nearly 100 year old. Mike shares his vast experience to talk us through some of his products that we use regularly in our gardens. From seed starting to fertilizer. He also has some tips on managing Japanese beetles.

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7:47

August is the New May! Lets talk about succession...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/08/13

Succession planting is all about using the growing area we have to maximum capacity. When one crop is finished you can plant a new crop. Choose either seeds of crops that mature within 60 days or cool weather crops with longer days to maturity that you started indoors in June. Its as simple as choosing the right seeds.

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9:14

Garlic looking Gunky?- how to make it glorious

gardens4everybody ·

2025/07/21

As gardeners we have to adapt to the weather. We've been having wet weather and that can cause garlic to start to rot. We discuss how to manage this and save your harvest. We also discuss managing problems from dry or cold weather.

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11:10

Tomato plants are growing well but how to look after...

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2025/07/05

There are lots of different opinions on care of tomato plants- especially around pruning. We discuss some of the pros and cons of pruning and why you might decide to give it a go or not. We also discuss general care including staking the plants, mulching and watering. Oh and Fozzie decides to try to get out attention away from Tomatoes by licking us - oh dogs!

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6:15

Delicious peppers and eggplant. Fun to grow - great...

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2025/07/05

We love growing sweet and hot peppers and eggplants. They have such vibrant colours that looks great in the vegetable garden or even in garden borders. Harvesting and eating them at the end of the Summer is such a treat. Danielle Aldous shares some nutritional facts and then 2 great recipes.Charred vegetable and lentil Antipasto https://www.cookspiration.com/recipe.aspx?perma=QPiqLgsbPwe&g=18 Baba Ganoushhttps://www.thezerowastekitchen.ca/all-recipes/babaganoush/

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16:04

Growing glorious garlic and scrumptious scapes.

gardens4everybody ·

2025/07/01

Maryanne and I discuss how to grow garlic starting from selecting the cloves to plant in October to harvesting the following July. The process starts with the correct depth of planting, and protecting the planted cloves over winter. In Spring the protection is removed and the plants are monitored. Around June scapes are harvested and in July the bulbs can be lifted. Then its time to store and eat them - delicious.Don't forget to listen to the complementary podcast with dietitian Danielle about

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6:58

Dietitian Danielle Aldous shares her knowledge on...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/06/23

Danielle explains why Kale is so good for us and also helps us to understand how to prepare it so the whole family will enjoy it.

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5:30

Garlic, Onions and Scapes. Registered dietitian...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/06/23

Danielle shares her nutritional knowledge of these essential flavour buildersrecipes from the Ontario garlic growers can be found athttps://www.garlicgrowersofontario.com/recipes

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8:40

What we've been doing this Spring in the Barrhaven...

gardens4everybody ·

2025/06/18

We review the work we have been doing so far - clean up. repairs, planting and harvesting.

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