Mississauga Master Gardeners

City of Brampton’s Backyard Garden Program Announced We congratulate Brampton on the new Backyard Garden Program for Brampton residents and we hope that other communities will follow the Flower City’s good example. Mississauga Master Gardeners’ primary project for 2020 is to foster home vegetable gardens in the tradition of Victory Gardens during WWI & WWII. #VictoryGarden2020 is a way to engage with nature, provide food security, teach kids about gardening and nature, impro...ve soil, benefit the environment and more. Plus there is nothing like picking your own fresh vegetables just at their peak of ripenessfood doesn’t get more local (or tasty) than that. Follow MMG posts for advice on what to plant and how to plant your Victory Garden 2020 on our website www,mississaugamastergardeners.ca Here is more info on the Brampton initiative. https://www.brampton.ca//City-Hall/News/Pages/Media-Re/734 We hope that the City of Mississauga follows this example and creates a home vegetable garden program of our own! And other local communities can do the same.

EcoSource's "Grown in Mississauga" Vegetable Garden Guide available for free download Learn how to grow fresh vegetables at home with this interactive step-by-step guide from EcoSource Canada. Information on where to site your garden, soil heath, choosing which vegetables to plant, starting seeds, transplanting seedlings, garden maintenance and more.... Specifically tailored to gardening in Mississauga, this pamplet is a treasure trove of useful help on planning and planting your #VictoryGarden2020. Download your free copy HERE https://ecosource.ca//Grown-in-Mississauga_Training-Manual

It is with sadness that we advise we must cancel our MMG SPRING PLANT SALE, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd at Riverwood. All May events at Riverwood are now cancelled, as well as some events in early June. We take some comfort in the fact that gardening is NOT cancelled and neither is Spring, so we'll be busy in our own gardens in the meantime. But we are always available online... for helpful advice. And any of the Master Gardener groups would be happy to answer your gardening questions, just ask! We are especially happy to promote #VictoryGardens2020 as a way to provide food security, encourage healthy outdoor activity that allows for physical distancing, give your kids a fun, educational project, help the environment and so much more. Check out our website www.mississaugamastergardeners.ca for helpful times on how to #GetGrowing this season. And we are hopeful that our proposed Fall Plant Sale 2020 might still be possible...stay tuned for updates. Stay safe and healthy, Happy Gardening!

What is a Victory Garden? Why You Should Plant One in 2020 History of Victory Gardens: Victory gardens, also called war gardens, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany during WWI and WWII. ...Continue reading

Port Credit Seed Library reopening was a great day! Unfortunately, for now all of our planned advice clinics and speaking engagements have been cancelled due to concerns about the global health emergencies.... But, let's not stop planning our gardens and don't forget to plant some seeds... native plants for pollinators, flowers, vegetables, whatever you enjoy. Seeds = HOPE!