Archive for the ‘gardening’ Category

By Danica Jarvis, GreenUP Environmental Education Coordinator GreenUP is excited to announce a new partnership with the City of Peterborough. The Kitchen to Compost: Too Good To Waste program will commence in May and will include the delivery and installation of a composter, along with a comprehensive workshop on compost care, all for $20 plus […]

by Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications and Marketing Specialist Has this seasonally warm weather got you dreaming of green things to come? Seedy Sunday is the place to be on Sunday, March 11th from noon to 5:00pm at 534 George Street North. Stock up on a large variety of local and heirloom seeds for a diversity […]

By Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist The hot and humid conditions we have been experiencing over the past few weeks are certainly not usual for fall in Peterborough. Some of us have enjoyed the recent hot weather that we hoped for all summer, but the weather forecasts now show more seasonal temperatures. When […]

By Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist We are about mid way through the summer. As you settle into the backyard hammock or a Muskoka chair on the dock, what book are you looking forward to reading? GreenUP is here to help you get started on your summer book list with suggested favourites from […]

By now, most of us are tired of winter, especially those eager to be outdoors and in the garden. While it may be too soon to start most vegetable plants indoors, one task you can do to chase away the winter blues is test seeds for germination. Testing seeds is a great way to determine the […]

We’re planting a food forest at GreenUP Ecology Park! A food forest is an urban approach to food production, awareness and accessibility an edible garden design that mimics a woodland ecosystem.The project’s vision is to develop and maintain an edible landscape which the community can visit to pick a variety of hardy, local fruits, nuts […]

There’s been a lot of buzz about the decline of bees recently, and rightfully so. Bee populations everywhere have seen sharp declines due to a variety of reasons including a harsh winter and the on-going use of deadly pesticides. We depend on bees for pollination, ensuring crops flourish and we have food on the table. Without […]

Left untrimmed, a fruit tree will grow to a large size, making harvesting difficult, due to the height and overall size of the tree. A pruned tree is left with a smaller area and fewer branches to bear fruit, making harvesting a more manageable process.  They say size doesn’t matter, but after peeling dozens of […]

If you’re undertaking a vegetable garden and starting seeds indoors in the coming weeks, having an idea of how many plants you want to grow needs to be taken into consideration. If you’re just starting out, think small quantities. Don’t plant huge numbers of a single variety of vegetable, unless you have a solid plan […]