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  • Did You Know

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    Feaure Box collections and miscellaneous information on things related to gardening: FireSmart Invasive Species Articles Testing the Viability of Seeds Deer Resistant Plants Return to the Victoria Home Page

  • Testing Seed Viability

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    Checking The Viability of Seeds Quick, but not very accurate, test Drop the seeds in a bowl of water. After 15 minutes, the viable seeds will usually sink and the nonviable will float, and you can skim off the ones you want to throw away. If you aren’t planting right away make sure to properly…

  • Beneficial Insects

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    Mason bees Return to: You Asked Us page Victoria Chapter page

  • Mason bee habitat

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    How do I establish a Mason Bee habitat? Mason Bees are fun to have. There are short courses that you can take & reference books to guide you through the process. Any time we do anything for nature we want to get it right. Starting with the right house or habitat that has the space…

  • Cedars dying

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    Why are my cedars dying? Without specific information there could be several reasons but, the most common reasons are either climate change or disease. With either, the problem started a year or more ago. Climate change has brought drought to the region. Cedars do not have a deep root structure, happily living with high precipitation…

  • VMGA Who we are

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    The Victoria Master Gardener Association (VMGA) is a volunteer organization whose members share a passion for gardening and the willingness to share this passion with the community. Our members live on southern Vancouver Island, including Greater Victoria, the Gulf Islands and up the Malahat to beyond Mill Bay. Contact us by email info@msvmga.org. Established in…

  • VMGA Speakers Bureau

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    Would you like to schedule a Victoria Master Gardener to speak to your gardening club or other group? Victoria Master Gardeners do presentations on a variety of gardening topics as part of their mission to share members’ knowledge, experience, and love of sustainable horticulture with the public. Presentations typically range from 30 minutes to 1…

  • Annuals

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    Planting Seeds in Zone 7b You Asked Us Question Topics Victoria Chapter page

  • When and How to Plant Seeds in Qualicum Beach (Zone 7b)

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    I am beginning to plan my seeding schedule for summer flowers. When can I expect the last frost date for Qualicum Beach, BC? Qualicum Beach is considered a zone 7b growing zone. On average, the frost-free growing season starts around Apr 28 and ends approximately Oct 28, totaling 183 days. As the growing season approaches,…

  • Planting Raspberry Canes

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    When do I plant new raspberry canes? Raspberries belong to the rose family and form a large group of fruits known as brambles, all in the plant genus Rubus. Red raspberries (Rubus idaeus) are native to northern North America and Eurasia. Cultivated red raspberries were introduced into the United States as long ago as 1771.…