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Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: To prevent sunscald, shield tomatoes from afternoon sun

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: To prevent sunscald, shield tomatoes from afternoon sun

As the cherry tomatoes on my deck ripen, the bottom part of the fruits turns red while the upper part remains whitish yellow. Is this a disease?
Condo Smarts: What issues arise from surveillance cameras in condos?

Condo Smarts: What issues arise from surveillance cameras in condos?

The office of the Privacy Commissioner of B.C. sets out several conditions for surveillance that require disclosure of use and management of surveillance, as well as the requirement of the consent of each resident or a bylaw that permits the use of surveillance.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Dry spring hurting vegetable harvest

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Dry spring hurting vegetable harvest

Spring plantings of shelling peas, carrots and beets typically begin germinating as I use the last of the previous year’s harvest. Not this year.
Helen Chesnut: Lawn blends grow environmentally beneficial turf

Helen Chesnut: Lawn blends grow environmentally beneficial turf

For blends that offer alternatives to traditional lawns, check out print or online catalogues
Condo Smarts: Strata’s DIY services come with insurance risks

Condo Smarts: Strata’s DIY services come with insurance risks

New council refuses to respond to owner directions
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Naughtiness produces garden-based dessert

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Naughtiness produces garden-based dessert

I pulled my last batch of stalks from the rhubarb plants to make the final rhubarb cake of the season
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: What causes less-sweet raspberries

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: What causes less-sweet raspberries

Best to pick the fruit when it is in full colour and comes off the canes with a light touch
Condo Smarts: Strata corporation cannot force owner to provide key for access

Condo Smarts: Strata corporation cannot force owner to provide key for access

Standard bylaws of Strata Property Act make provision both for emergency access and routine access with notice for the purpose of inspections and servicing
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Daisies become more impressive each year

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Daisies become more impressive each year

Shasta daisies have arranged themselves in a long, broad arc around a tall red huckleberry shrub
Helen Chesnut: Some zinnias change colour as blooms age, weather changes

Helen Chesnut: Some zinnias change colour as blooms age, weather changes

If first bloom is different than colour you expected, wait to see how the flower develops over the season