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At Gardens 4 everybody our goal is to encourage and empower people to enjoy gardening using methods which result in less work. No matter the space limitations or conditions everybody can grow something. From enjoying a small houseplant to growing your own food. We want you to experience the satisfaction and benefits gardening has to offer. We are sharing information about gardening in zone 5b which in our case is the Ottawa area. We use sustainable organic practices, focusing on permaculture, native plants for pollinators, and fruits and vegetables. Ultimately this encourages spaces that are habitats for small animals such as birds, bees and bugs, creating beauty and capturing carbon. We base episodes on our experiences working in the Barrhaven Food Cupboard garden and pollinator gardens, as well as our own homes and gardens. Join us as we explore seasonal topics and try to demystify gardening.

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Have fun planning your garden

2026/02/04

How to start planning your garden. 0.20 2 year method, 040 shorter method, 1.06 less planning. 2.20 monitor conditions. 2.30 Map how you'll use your garden.4.53 observe light, exposure, wind, water pooling, dry areas, drainage. 8.00 plan garden rooms. 09.15 find your style. 1140 privacy, focal points.

Plants have senses and relationships - They're a lot like us

2026/01/21

Plant senses 0.28 touch, 02.32 sound,04.40 light sense, 06.25 smell , 08.56 memory, 10.08 relationships,

Gardening in the winter. Seed starting as a way to garden when its cold outside.

2026/01/07

We discuss seed starting: 1.00 seed starting mix; 2.30 cell pack tray;3.53 lighting; 4,21 heating pads; 6.02 labels; 6.25 seed sowing; 7.25 bottom watering; 7.40 when to strat lights and stop heat mat; 7.56 fertilize?; 8.00 back to lights; 9.2 transplanting; 1015 fan; 1105 clamshell sed starting; 1150 riddling; 1330 slow germination stratgey; 1425 whats a radicle; 1537 stratification; 1752 how to speed up germination.

Its a book review! 5 reading suggestions in time for Christmas

2025/12/10

we discuss 5 books related to plants and fungi. We hope you like them 1 The new plant collector - Darryl Cheng 2 A home for the rusty patched bumble bee- Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla 3 Bringing nature home - Doug Tallamy 4 Entangled world - Merlin Sheldrake 5 The hidden kingdom of fungi- Keith Seifert

Green Thumb Garden center owner Mary Reid discusses business, and how she shares her gardening knowledge.

2025/11/26

Mary had an unusual path to owning a garden center. She shares her career path from banking to gardening. She discusses her role on the CBC Gardeners' question time and what it means to be a Master Gardener.

Seed saving-A fun, cheap way to get seeds for next year.

2025/11/05

We discuss seed saving from native plants, fruits (yes tomatoes are fruits), and legumes. Fozzie interrupts to chase a fly. I slip up and suggest that different species can cross - that's incorrect :( . The rest of the information is good. For native seed information check out the Ottawa seed library. or Prairie Moon nursery.

Garlic Growing at Silver Springs Farm

2025/10/20

Silver Springs farm is known for its garlic. Mel Jones who is in charge of the project shares how they started with a small patch of garlic and other vege. When deer ate everything except the garlic they made the smart decision to focus on garlic production and have expanded their operation yearly. They have also innovated using an old snow blower to create planting hills and inventing "the Dibbler". Check out our website - gardens4everybody.com for photos and to see Mel and his red tractor.

Silver Spring farm -known for its garlic we find out about the history behind the garlic.

2025/10/01

We interview Anne Cole coordinator of volunteers at Silver Spring farm. The Farm was established in 1867 in the Bell's corners area of Ottawa. The original farm is still in place and is now an NCC property. The farm became a residence for adults with developmental disabilities, and then 30 years ago volunteers started to grow garlic in the unused farm fields and that has developed into a huge garlic growing operation. See our website gardens4everybody.com for photos and more information. In a future episode we interview head of garlic operations Mel Jones.

Fall tasks for a head start in the spring

2025/09/29

Fall tasks can help make Spring less hectic. In this episode we discuss starting a new bed in the fall so its ready to go in the spring, leaf clean up, pruning raspberries, cleaning up hostas and spirea.

David Hill councilor for West Barrhaven discusses his approach to office, The need for food in the community and invasive species and pollinator projects.

2025/09/22

We apologise for some areas of poor audio on this recording. David Hill kindly gave his time to discuss how he came to office. David discussed his respect for taxpayers money and using resources wisely. We reviewed the need for nutritious low cost food in our community. David discussed an interest in dealing with invasive plant species using systems already in place. David has also has been involved in local pollinator projects.

Bringing houseplants back inside in fall.

2025/09/17

Fall is time to get houseplants back inside, or to bring new tropical purchases indoors. We chat about checking the plants for insects, preparing the plants for coming indoors and preventing insects hitching a ride into your home. We now have a website and you can find a fact sheet about this topic there.

Fall care of evergreens

2025/09/07

Evergreens seem so able to manage without any help but as the climate changes they need more TLC. We discuss types of evergreens, their fall needs and when to prune.

Tips on caring for Tomato plants as we transition to fall, and bonus tips for bush bean sequential planting and care

2025/09/03

Elizabeth gets to ask Maryanne for tips on getting as many tomatoes as possible to ripen before the end of the growing season. We also talk about the advantages of leaving plant roots - especially of bean plants in the ground.

Growing gardens, transit and environmental projects in Ottawa with Barrhaven east Councilor Wilson Lo

2025/08/26

Wilson shares his path to politics. He has a passion for transit and makes that a priority. He is also championing improved tree cover in Ottawa. Wilson is supporting a citizen led pollinator project in Barrhaven and discusses how the City is passing bylaws to make this type of initiative easier. Maryanne and I then try to persuade Wilson to update his mainly grass and weed backyard. We offer advice- he listens - we will have to follow up to see what happens!

Easy Gardening with Mike Ritchie from Ritchie Feed and Seed

2025/08/13

Mike is the fourth generation running Ritchie Feed and Seed. This Ottawa garden center is nearly 100 year old. Mike shares his vast experience to talk us through some of his products that we use regularly in our gardens. From seed starting to fertilizer. He also has some tips on managing Japanese beetles.