Many of us probably don’t think of today’s large cities as agricultural landscapes. In her new book, The Fruitful City, Toronto-based writer Helena Moncrieff explores and celebrates the overlooked bounty of fruit growing in urban centres across Canada. Starting with stories about the fruit trees brought to Canada by early immigrants, she connects the evolution of fruit picking … [Read more...] about The Fruitful City explores urban fruit growing
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Dos and don’ts of dormant oils
Dormant oils were originally developed centuries ago to combat stubborn scale and mite infestations on fruit trees. At first, these oils were heavy and poorly refined, making them unsafe to use on woody plants after they had broken winter dormancy. Nowadays, horticultural oils are lightweight and highly refined (and can even be used at diluted rates during the summer), so the … [Read more...] about Dos and don’ts of dormant oils
