Ted Meseyton News Today

Gardening and writing, plus my other interests, have inspired me for half a century and continue to do so.

Article content We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. A hovering guest is always welcome Back to video Leanne Mortlock writes: “Hi Ted, thank you for your consideration. I read your article on attracting hummingbirds to the yard and garden and have a few photos for you. All the photos are taken on Vancouver Island, B.C. Photographing hummingbirds became my pandemic hobby and I was quickly hooked. I have four Anna’s hummingbirds and two Rufous hummin...

Article content If we could only wish blossom end rot away! In reality, numerous tomato growers are challenged with this problem. The good news is there is something we can do about it. No one particularly likes to look at a tomato blemished by blossom end rot. Note that BER can also attack peppers, zucchini, other summer squash and also vine crops such as cantaloupe, watermelon and cucumber. Subject– Re: blossom end rot We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your bro...

Article content It’s apple blossom time in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba and elsewhere throughout the Prairies. Today I shall take readers via my flow of words on a lyrical song journey to Nova Scotia, billed as Canada’s Ocean Playground – so keep tuned. When it’s Apple Blossom Time in Annapolis Valley We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Beautiful apple blossoms Back to video Most people don’t know that Alberta Slim – birth name Eric C. Edw...

Article content It’s apple blossom time in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba and elsewhere throughout the Prairies. Today I shall take readers via my flow of words on a lyrical song journey to Nova Scotia, billed as Canada’s Ocean Playground – so keep tuned. When it’s Apple Blossom Time in Annapolis Valley We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Beautiful apple blossoms Back to video Most people don’t know that Alberta Slim – birth name Eric C. Edw...

Article content Let’s begin with a touch o’ winter weather folklore. Got an apple tree in the yard? There will be loads of apples to pick next season, if the sun shines through bare branches on December 25. If the wind blows from the east on New Year’s Eve, fruit trees will bear much fruit. Legend of the poinsettia Try refreshing your browser. Singing Gardener: The mighty Poinsettia Back to video A Mexican legend tells of a young girl who dearly wished to visit the nativity crib inside ...