Erin Garden Club

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Winter Aconite, one of the first Spring bulbs to flower, the bees love it too.

Spring is here, how about taking photos and post to share your beauties popping upSpring is here, how about taking photos and post to share your beauties popping up

One of the first Native Flowers to emerge here in Spring is Sanguinaria commonly called Bloodroot, because of its red sap. It was used as a dye by Native American artists & basket weavers.

Instead of waiting for your Spring flowering shrubs & trees to bloom, try bringing some in for earlier flowers. It’s easy, just cut branches, add water & you will have blooms after a few days.

To guide you into gardening this spring, there are 14 great presentations available for viewing on the Erin Seed Library website. https://erinseedlendinglibrary.weebly.com/erin-virtual-seed Some of these are only available for 2 weeks as per the speakers' requests. ... The topics are: 1. Seed Saving Basics (Dan Rubin) 2. Seed Starting (Dan Rubin) 3. Food Systems and Climate Change (Amanda Smith) 4. Cultivation and Processing of Medicinal Herbs (Lauren Bosch) just 2 weeks 5. Fresh Ways with Balcony Gardening (Lara Lucretia Mrosovsky) just 2 weeks 6. Introduction to Seeds of Diversity and Seedy Saturdays 7. Sourcing Local Seeds 8. Germination Testing (Kim Delaney) 9. Intermediate to Advanced Seed Saving (Bob Wildfong) 10. Growing School Gardens (Allison Eady) 11. Heritage Flower Gardens c.1900-1920 (Bob Wildfong) 12. Reclaiming Biodiversity for Pollinator Protection (Michele Smith) 13. How to Keep Your Local Seed Collection Sustainable (Bob Wildfong) 14. The Earth is Our Provider (Adrian Jacobs from the Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre) just 2 weeks There is a lot of valuable information in those videos. Please share this info if you want so that many can access the videos on the site. They have been kindly provided by Seeds of Diversity. Thank you, Happy Spring! Jen Edwards Seed Librarian

The first flowers of Spring are always the most exciting. The honey bees are out too & sure were enjoying them.

A few trays of seedlings started indoors.

Budson's - Provisions for Country Living recommends that you keep this Gypsy Moth life cycle chart handy so that you can take preventative steps at the appropri...ate time. Right now you should be inspecting your property for egg masses until the middle to end of April. They are easiest to see on your trees when leaves are off. Doing two searches, one in the early spring and one again in the fall will ensure that all egg masses that are reachable will be found and destroyed. Start in one corner of your property and walk in a systematic manner making sure to look high and low, on all types of vegetation and structures. Gypsy moths lay their eggs just about anywhere. However, they prefer sheltered locations such as the underside of patio furniture, the underside of branches, on fire wood, rocks and fences. Inspect all surfaces of your house including windowsill, under eaves, around bird houses or mail boxes. Egg masses can be found high or low. Spray egg masses with water so they do not crumble, scrape them off with a stick into a brown paper bag or directly into a bucket of soapy water, soak the masses for a few days and dispose of the water in an appropriate manner. We will let you know before it is time to band your trees with burlap! Keep an eye on our page.

I know you're eager to get out there and straighten things up, but please wait!

ONLINE PLANT SALE BATCH #5 SOLD OUT Due to the extreme heat and dry conditions of July, we took a little break from this online plant sale. But now that it has cooled down we are back for the Fall season.... These hostas were potted in early July, and have had time to mature and send out new growth. Very healthy plants. Send pm if you would like to purchase the following hosta perennials. Hostas are labelled A, B, C, D, E or F. A few pots of each variety. $5 ea. Except F - $3ea When picking up, please check for your name carefully on the orders. Payment can be made by e-transfer. We will pm you the info. Pick up is in Erin. Please keep 6ft apart when picking up order. Thank you! Cross posted.

ONLINE PLANT SALE BATCH #4 Send pm if you would like to purchase the following perennials. When picking up, please check for your name carefully on the orders. ... Payment can be made by e-transfer. We will pm you the info. Siberian Iris, blue - SOLD Siberian Iris, Butter and Sugar - SOLD Daylily, Crotchless Panties - $6ea, 3 left (yes, that's really its name ) Daylily, Kama Sutra - SOLD ### Dwarf Iris Yellow - SOLD Dwarf Dark Purple Iris - SOLD Bearded Iris, light speckled blue - SOLD Bearded Iris, purple/white - SOLD Shasta Crazy Daisy- SOLD Few pots of each. Pick up is in Erin. Please keep 6ft apart when picking up order. Thank you! Cross posted.

ONLINE PLANT SALE BATCH #3 Send pm if you would like to purchase the following perennials. When picking up, please check for your name carefully on the orders. ... Payment can be made by e-transfer. We will pm you the info. Dwarf Iris Yellow - 3 pots. $5ea Colchicum (Fall Crocus) - SOLD Canna bulbs - SOLD Primrose white - SOLD Dahlia Onesta - SOLD Dahlia Red Button - SOLD Creeping Phlox light pink - SOLD Creeping Phlox pink - SOLD Hellebore white - SOLD Hellebore speckled pink - SOLD Bachelor Button - SOLD Phlox tall white - SOLD Phlox tall pink - SOLD Epimedium, yellow - SOLD Anemone tall pink - SOLD Black Eye Susan - SOLD June Bug Daylily - SOLD Frances Joiner Daylily - SOLD You Angel You Daylily - SOLD Genesee Fire Daylily - SOLD Victoria Parks Daylily - SOLD Open Hearth Daylily - SOLD Orchid Corsage Daylily - SOLD Wild Mustang Daylily - SOLD Double Gold Daylily - SOLD Pick up is in Erin. Please keep 6ft apart when picking up order. Thank you! Cross posted.

Did you know there were so many different native bees? Celebrate World Bee Day by planting a pollinating garden this spring.