Author: Victoria

Quince (Cydonia oblonga) fruits are ready to harvest in the late summer or early fall period (late September/early October), when they have turned from a light yellow to a golden colour and are extremely aromatic with a sweet, floral or pineapple scent. Most of the slightly downy fuzz on them should be gone and the…

We get a lot of questions at our garden clinics and don’t always have the time or the tools to give full answers, but we take note of the questions and research some of them later. This collection of questions and fully researched answers dates back several years. You can browse through our categories or…

Prepared by the Victoria Master Gardeners’ Association 1. Only Your Best: Select the best and showiest plants to pot up. The bigger and healthier the plant, the more money you will raise. 2. Plants: You can split existing plants, dig out seedlings, start seeds in pots, or dig out any extra plants you might have…