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Maximize lighting for your plants according to your needs with these uniquely designed hanging strips designed to facilitate the side-by-side installation of multiple SunBlaster lighting sets.

You'll discover the art and method of preparing numerous plant extracts, including nettle extract, as well as those of 31 other essential plants, such as horsetail, fern, comfrey, dandelion, and more. A veritable first-aid kit for your garden, planters, and houseplants...

In addition to the authors' experience, there are testimonies from specialists who share their own secrets and techniques...

"Your plants are going to be happy!"

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Author: Bernard Bertrand, Jean-Paul Collaert, Éric Petiot
Edition: Terran
Size: 16 cm x 24 cm
Color photos and illustrations
Pages: 128 pages
Softcover
Publication date: 2015-09-01
5th edition
ISBN: 978-2-35981-022-6

These compost trays offer a simple, practical, and eco-friendly solution to replace the plastic or peat pots traditionally used in plant production. Furthermore, they are certified organic by Ecocert Canada!

• For the ecological production of strong and healthy plants!
• Made with cow manure compost using a proprietary, environmentally friendly process.
• Trays of 6 cells measuring 3 in x 3 in (7.5 cm x 7.5 cm), easy to separate at the time of transplantation.
• Biodegradable material that nourishes the soil as it decomposes.
• Retains its rigidity and shape for approximately 12 weeks in a greenhouse.
• The nitrogen contained in cow manure promotes the natural decomposition of CowPots .
• Once in the ground, the CowPots gradually disappear before the end of the season.
• Porous texture that facilitates root infiltration.
• Better aeration at soil level for a denser and more vigorous root system.
• Ideal for the hilling method of sowing plants that tolerate transplantation poorly or not at all.
• Pack of 4, 10 or 30 trays of 6 cells each.
• Certified organic by EcoCert Canada.

This presentation on biochar details its production, uses, and benefits for soil fertility and maintenance. Instructions are also provided for creating and using your own activated charcoal.

Author: Jeff Cox
Publisher: Ed. de Terran
Publication date: January 2021
Pages: 112
ISBN: 9782359811445
Size: 12 x 24 cm
Language: French

Jean-Martin Fortier shares his tried-and-tested techniques and practical advice for a productive and healthy vegetable garden. This accessible book invites you to reconnect with the land, cultivate self-sufficiency, and join a movement toward a more sustainable lifestyle. Grow, nourish, transform!

Who hasn't dreamed of having their own vegetable garden, growing and harvesting an abundance of vegetables, even with a busy schedule and little space? After mainly addressing professionals, Jean-Martin Fortier, master market gardener and pioneer of ecological agriculture, offers us Dans mon jardin, his very first book for the general public.

In addition to proven techniques and all of Jean-Martin's secrets, this book offers avenues for reflection for those who wish to reconnect with the land and cultivate their future.

In this book, you will find:

• Practical and accessible advice for starting and maintaining your vegetable garden.
• An expertise-driven approach: Jean-Martin presents proven techniques and tools to help you cultivate a productive and healthy garden.
• An invitation to join a movement: by growing your own vegetable garden, you not only feed your family, but you also become part of an awakened community, ready to transform its habits to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle.

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Author: Jean-Martin Fortier
Publisher: Cardinal
Publication date: March 25, 2025
Pages: 392
ISBN: 9782925354437

Those who are more curious will find concepts that will allow them to compost larger quantities than those, more limited, of home composting.

New edition!

More content, more photos, more answers to your questions, whether you choose to make your own compost or contribute to the municipal collection. Finally, you'll understand why, when, and how to use compost to fully benefit from its fantastic properties.

Those with a thirst for knowledge will discover concepts that will allow them to compost larger quantities than those available for home composting. Others will benefit from this knowledge to understand how the organic matter they put out for municipal collection is used.

Here you will find a detailed table of compostable materials according to different processing methods: a useful and unique tool. A significant section is also dedicated to home composting, which remains the most eco-friendly (economical and ecological) way to make use of organic matter.

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Author: Lili Michaud
Publisher: MultiMondes (Quebec, Canada)
Category: Environment
Publication date: 2016-04-14
Pages: 260
ISBN: 9782895446965
Language: French

Soaker hoses allow for efficient watering with maximum water usage. They are installed on or below the soil surface for minimal water loss through evaporation.

• Easy connection to the garden hose.
• Ideal for hedges, flower or shrub borders and vegetable gardens.
• Efficient watering with a minimum of water.
• Do not water the foliage, which reduces the risk of foliar diseases caused by excess moisture.
• Available in 25 ft (7.62 m) and 50 ft (15.24 m) lengths.

Peas, tomatoes, beets, chili peppers, and celery make up this beautiful print. This superbly decorative design is perfect for kitchens and dining rooms.

Beautiful poster with illustrations of various vegetables and garden plants.
Dimensions: 13"L x 19"H

Front: Color
Reverse side: Black and white

With a simple and fluid writing style, Diane Mackay wonderfully conveys the desire to care for oneself and one's loved ones with herbs with multiple properties, in the form of infusions, liquid extracts, oils or ointments.

This spring, Colloïdales Publishing will release 40 Medicinal Plants for the Family Medicine Cabinet, Diane Mackay's first book on 40 medicinal plants that are easy to grow, process, and use, including 12 well-known aromatic herbs such as basil, oregano, rosemary, and thyme. She presents them in six sections: history, botany, gardening, uses, culinary applications (where applicable), and precautions. The book is designed as a practical guide for growing, harvesting, and processing 40 simple remedies that address most common health problems. An essential resource for building robust and natural health, the key to a healthy, free, and fulfilling life.

Diane Mackay lives with her partner, Yves Gagnon, in Saint-Didace, where they established Les Jardins du Grand-Portage. It was there that she was introduced to traditional herbalism, exploring the vast healing potential of medicinal plants. She cultivates about a hundred species, half of which she transforms into dried herbs, liquid extracts, oils, and ointments. For thirty years, she has treated those around her with her homemade products, who have witnessed their remarkable effectiveness. She also offers training and gives lectures on the subject.

You can read an excerpt by clicking here: Excerpt from 40 medicinal plants for the family pharmacy .

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Author: Diane Mackay
Publication date: April 2019
Publisher: Colloïdales
Subject: Health through plants
ISBN: 9782981027443

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SunBlaster 48″ SBH LED grow light, 48W, 6400K color temperature. Prismatic lens for uniform light diffusion. High intensity (HO) model. Ideal for controlled environment growth lighting. Low energy consumption, easy installation in a pendant or on a stand.

Technical specifications:

• Power: 48 watts
• Color temperature: 6400 Kelvin
• Luminous flux: 6,700 lumens
• Diffusion angle: 90° thanks to the prismatic lens
• Dimensions:
  • Length: 48.9 inches (124.2 cm)
  • Width: 2.9 inches (7.4 cm)
  • Height: 1.7 inches (4.3 cm)
• Estimated lifespan: 50,000 hours
• Input voltage: 110+ volts
• Certification: cETLus

Ginseng, elderberry, hemlock, wintergreen, wild garlic, bee balm, poplar, milkweed, sumac… In the untouched forest stands and marshes of the province abounds an unknown therapeutic panacea: the native wild plant world.

Solitary bees, also called wild bees, carpenter bees, or mason bees, are important pollinators. There are over 350 species of these bees in Quebec. They are the first to pollinate flowers in the spring and represent a vital link in our ecosystem. Provide them with a winter habitat! They will lay their eggs there, which will give rise to life when spring returns.

• Each insect hotel can accommodate solitary bees.
• Solitary bees are not aggressive towards humans because they have no honey to defend. More than half don't even have a stinger. They carry out their pollination work within a radius of 250 meters.
• Orient the front of the hotel to the south or southeast, with its back to the prevailing winds and sheltered from the elements, at least 30 cm from the ground.
• Pre-installed anchor on the back of the hotel for installation on a house, shed, fence, deck, etc. Avoid drilling into tree trunks. Can also be installed on a post (cedar post, fence post) using a separately sold bracket.
• Plant a beautiful variety of flowers that attract solitary bees.
• The top of the insect hotel can also accommodate ladybugs and lacewings, which are excellent predators of aphids.
• Avoid the use of pesticides and insecticides.
• Height 12 ¾ in (32.38 cm); width 7 ½ in (19.05 cm); depth 6 in (15.24 cm); Weight approx. 4 lb (1.8 kg).
• Cedar hotel made in the Eastern Townships by an artisan who has a great concern for the environment.

Follow Buzz the honeybee on an unforgettable journey, discovering all the secrets of this animated and buzzing world…

Buzz! Did you know that bees love to dance? Or that they have an incredible sense of smell? Discover stories of bees from all over the world, learn how they are born, how they build their nests, and why they are so important to us all.

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Author: Butterfield, Moira
Preface by: Benoît Thévard
Edition: Broquet - Canadian book
Non-fiction children's book
Publication date: April 12, 2022 (Canada)
Hardcover
Language: French
Pages: 48
ISBN: 9782896547043

Here is an invitation to discover the joys of gardening: nothing is more wonderful than seeing the vegetables and flowers that you yourself have planted grow!

This thermometer allows for a quick and accurate measurement of the compost temperature.

• Precise and easy-to-read dial
• Stainless steel dial and probe with a total length of 19 in (47.5 cm).
• Simple reading from 0 to 220 °F (-17.8 to 104.4 °C).

Over the past century, 75% of the plant varieties used for our food have disappeared. In this sense, learning to grow one's own seeds is more than ever an act of activism in favor of controlling our food system and against the monopoly of the industry.

From seed extraction to the art of manual pollination, including the storage and preservation of artisanal seeds, this book literally reveals everything you need to know to collect your own seeds in the most optimal way possible in order to grow your vegetables, fruits and herbs independently.

You can read an excerpt by clicking here: Excerpt from the book The Art of Producing Your Own Seeds .

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Author: Lyne Bellemare
Foreword by Mélanie Grégoire.
Illustrations: Laucolo
Edition: Québec Amérique
Dimensions: 20 x 23.5 cm (8 x 9 in)
Page: 216, color
Publication date: March 7, 2023
ISBN: 978-2-7644-4963-9

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This folding saw features an ultra-efficient blade for cutting branches less than 10 cm in diameter. It is made by the Savoyard company Opinel, whose reputation has extended beyond the borders of France for over 100 years!

• This high-performance, very maneuverable saw features a carbon blade with an anti-corrosion coating that measures 18 cm in length .
• 2 rows of sharp teeth oriented towards the handle allow for effortless cutting by pulling .
• The 18cm blade is remarkably efficient for sawing branches up to 10cm in diameter.
• The very comfortable handle made of hard and resistant beech is varnished to better protect it from moisture and dirt.
• This saw is equipped with a safety hook. Its blade can be easily replaced if it breaks or becomes worn.

An original, easy-to-use instruction manual that fits perfectly into the major global trend of urban agriculture!

Crop rotation and companion planting are the two pillars of an ecological vegetable garden. Generally used in large gardens, these principles allow for healthier vegetable harvests and can be perfectly applied to very small urban spaces.

Productive Vegetable Garden: Easily Combine Your Vegetables explains how to plan and maintain a small garden. It shows us why it's important to use herbs and flowers, edible or not, as companion plants, while highlighting the benefits of this practice.

The role each plant plays in relation to its companions is precisely described. The author also identifies the pests it repels and the beneficial insects it attracts! This guide also presents the steps to follow for practicing companion planting and crop rotation in raised beds, vertical gardens, in-ground gardens, or in pots.

In addition, the author introduces a completely new concept of vegetable garden which he suggests to avant-garde urban gardeners.

You can read an excerpt by clicking here: Excerpt from the book "My Productive Vegetable Garden"

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Author: Bertrand Dumont
Publisher: MultiMondes Publishing
Dimensions: 22.8 cm x 19.5 cm (x in)
Page: 220, color
Publication date: 2017-04-06
ISBN: 978-2-89773-023-9
Language: French

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WILD EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS OF QUEBEC is a guide to harvesting and preserving more than
100 plants commonly used in Quebec!

Target clientele:

• Whether you're a beginner or an experienced forager
• Herbalists
• Liquor producers and microbrewery owners
• All those curious and eager to discover the riches of our forests, our lawns, our saltwater and freshwater environments. Particular emphasis is placed on the sharing of knowledge between First Nations and early settlers in the 15th century.

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Author: Roger Larivière
Publisher: Naturat (Quebec, Canada)
Publication date: October 2021
Pages: 96
ISBN: 978-2-9818049-7-6
Language: French

Starting seeds is both a pleasure and a challenge for the amateur gardener. When should I start my seedlings? What care will they need? What materials should I use?

This seemingly simple task can quickly become a maze of complications. But not anymore. In this straightforward and concise book, the Lazy Gardener, Larry Hodgson, reveals all his secrets for successful sowing, whether it's annuals, perennials, or vegetables. You'll instantly know if spinach needs darkness to germinate, if alyssum can be sown directly in the ground, how deep to plant sunflower seeds, and much more.

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In the first part of the book, the author explains how to sow seeds, both indoors and outdoors. Each step is clearly indicated: sowing seeds has never been so easy.

The second part of the book presents the secrets of success for more than 300 popular plants: their requirements, their preferences, and even their little peculiarities.

With all this information to guide you, you'll soon have a green thumb!
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Author: Larry Hodgson
Edition: Broquet
Publication date: 2020
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9782896546503