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Successfully Growing Currants & Gooseberries: A...
Learn moreWant to enjoy fresh, homegrown currants and gooseberries? These flavourful fruit bushes are surprisingly easy to grow! Our complete guide walks you through every step, from planting to pruning, to...
Strawberry harvest and preservation
Learn moreYou've planted your strawberries and cared for them for a year, and now it's time to enjoy these red beauties! Harvest your strawberries only when they are completely ripe and easy to...
Maintaining strawberry plants
Learn moreStrawberry plants aren't fussy, but they do require some light maintenance. With the proper care, your plants will stay strong and vigorous and provide you with a plentiful harvest of...
How to grow strawberry plants in container or i...
Learn morePlant your strawberries in a sunny location with the right soil conditions. If you're aiming for higher yields, plant in the garden. You can, however, achieve wonderful results using...
Raspberries: varieties to discover
Learn moreQuel plaisir de cueillir ses framboises à même son jardin! Expérimentez quelques variétés pour trouver celle qui se plaira dans votre environnement et qui saura charmer vos papilles gustatives! N'hésitez...
Strawberries: varieties to discover
Learn moreSaveur acidulée ou plus sucrée; fruits plus fermes ou juteux; blanches, rouge clair ou rouge foncé… Il existe des centaines de variétés de fraises. Expérimentez-en quelques-unes, histoire de vous mettre...
Choosing your blueberry plants: the guide to th...
Learn moreBlueberries! There's something for every taste and every growing condition... or almost. Here are a few varieties to discover that will hopefully find a place in your garden and on...
Small fruits to discover – Haskap berries
Learn moreLonicera caerulea - Haskap is the Japanese name for these berries that have been popular in Japan for centuries. Found naturally in the northern boreal forests, the name Haskap was...
Grow your own small fruit – blackberries
Learn moreLa mûre des jardins est un petit fruit de couleur violet-noir au goût acidulé. Elle est constituée d’un cône à la texture vallonnée, composé de dizaines de petites boules.
Grow your own small fruit – red and white curra...
Learn moreConnues depuis des lunes, mais pourtant délaissées et presque oubliées des consommateurs, les gadelles et les groseilles se taillent une part du marché des petits fruits. Les grands chefs les...
Grow your own small fruit – raspberries
Learn moreLe framboisier est un arbrisseau vivace et très rustique, à racines ligneuses et rampantes. Le fruit est absolument délicieux, et les quantités de fruits que les plants produisent sont phénoménales...
Choose your strawberry plants
Learn moreStrawberries are extremely popular berries around the world. Today, the varieties we know come from a cross between a strawberry of North American origin, the Virginia strawberry, and another originating...
Grow your own small fruit – blueberries
Learn moreBlueberries are very common in North America. Varieties from two species are cultivated: the narrow-leaved blueberry and the highbush blueberry. As for the trevally blueberry, it can generally be harvested...
