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Schenck Greenhouses and Malcolm Allen

Malcolm Allen: I use Green Earth Grub Buster Nematodes. These dormant nematodes are sold out of a refrigerator at your local garden retailer. Apply them now for great results but remember two key points: the ground should be wet before you apply them and you should water thoroughly after you apply them. The moisture helps the nematodes, which feed on grubs, to multiply and drives them deep into the soil where they make contact with their hosts: the grubs, according to The Star. This past April , a private members bill was passed in Ottawa that establishes National Garden Days as the three days of Fathers Day weekend, including the Friday. This year it runs June 12-14. MP Malcolm Allen, of Welland, Ont., proposed the bill. As a representative from the Niagara fruit and wine belt, he is closely connected to the world of agriculture and the areas historied and thriving nursery stock production industry. I know of at least one grower currently in their sixth generation: Schenck Greenhouses has been growing geraniums among other things for a lo-n-n-g time and How do you control grubs in your lawn? extra leading 107pt Think about this: here in Canada we have a National Ice Cream Day the third Sunday in July and a National Blueberry Muffin Day July 11 . Isnt it time to celebrate our horticultural heritage with National Garden Days? The answer, clearly, is yes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.