The Growing Season

The Growing Season is on location at the Canadian Tire Christmas House.

Jack and Matt McFarland kick off the Christmas Season from inside the confines of the most glitzed out Christmas extravaganza.  The lovely people from Canadian Tire and NOMA were kind enough to have the Growing Season gang down to chat about everything from decorating your tree, lighting it and what’s new and exciting from Canada’s Christmas store.

Ed and Crystal from Canadian Tire walk the guys through NOMA’s innovative products and the boys take a tour of the grounds. They gush. 

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The McFarlands also chat about Christmas visitors, just not the type that you’re thinking about.  Amaryllis, Christmas Cactus and many of the other fare that you’re used to seeing around this time of year are all touched on.  

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Lynne McFarland, the matriarch of the McFarland clan, joins the show to tell a Christmas story that will warm your heart.  

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Lets talk seriously now.

Jack and Matt McFarland discuss Lyme Disease on The Growing Season.  Janice Sant Barry, a Lyme Disease survivor and advocate, joins the show to chat about her experience with the disease and how she has moved forward.  She's a warrior and we're happy to have her on the show.

Want to help?  Here are some Lyme Disease organizations to check out:

http://lymediseasecanada.com
http://lymeontario.com
https://www.ilads.org
https://www.yorkpalyme.org

The Growing Season boys also discuss many of things they would recommend homeowners avoiding when upgrading their property horticulturally.  It's a top 10 of sorts that will help you to stay out of landscape trouble. 

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Jack and Matt McFarland are pleased to be joined by Jason Arseneau from Unilock to discuss the 2019 season, the history of their esteemed product and verbally spar about horticultural pavers and wall systems. 

Jason discusses the "robo-paver" - a terminator that lays Unilock - kinda.  The guys giggle about such a machine.

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The McFarland's engage the science alert and they chat about everything evergreen.  With the Christmas season upcoming the guys wanted to tee up the season by pulling the curtain back on some of the most fascinating horticultural organisms in our landscapes.  Everything from rudimentary antifreeze to expanding to crack ice crystals, evergreens are BADASS! 

The laughs you've come to expect are out in full force and you'll come away knowing more than you did prior. 

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"When does frost form?  In due time!!!"

Yeah, that's how this episode is going to go. 

Chris St. Clair of The Weather Network joins Jack and Matt McFarland on The Growing Season to chat about what exactly frost is.  How does frost form and what affects the amount of frost forming?  Chris is super helpful at guiding the TGS boys through its ins and outs. 

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The McFarland guys chat about where the insects go during the winter.  Its an informative chat, sprinkled liberally with the usual TGS flair and humour.  You're gonna hear about slug pro-creation.  JUST WARNING YOU!

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Lets get shovelling. 

Pomme along with Jack and Matt McFarland as they dive into natures bounty.

The Growing Season guys chat about potatoes.  The history of the veggie, its popularity worldwide and which country eats the most amount of these little spuds.  There are some beware moments regarding potatoes so be sure to listen closely.  is there a special way to store these things? You know it and the boys divulge. 

Scott Lunau from Albion Orchards joins the boys to chat about his season and fill in many of the blanks regarding apples.  How was Scott's growing season?  How did the weather affect his crop and trademarked trees are all topics that are touched on. 

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The laughs you've come to expect are out in full force and you'll come away knowing more than you did prior. 

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Jack and Matt McFarland take you on location for a Growing Season consult.

Jody, of Brampton Ontario, had the guys out the consult on her backyard and chat about what she could do to level up her 'scape. 

The McFarland's give you some insight into what a TGS consult feels like and the things you should be considering when looking to change your outdoor living space.

On the other side of the show the boys dispel and uncover all the myths regarding fall colour in leaves.  Why does this happen?  What effects the amount of fall colour in deciduous plants?  Where is the hot spot for fall colour?

Lastly, Jack and Matt discuss pumpkins.  They dive into the history and unearth some interesting facts about our ghoulish friends.

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Lets get shovelling. 

Jack and Matt McFarland talk about fall bulbs.  The history of the tulip and its almost mythical journey to present day are uncovered. 

"THE BULB WARS!!!"  Sounds intense eh?  Yeah. It happened.

Derek Tiessen, head of Landscaping at Glen Echo Nurseries, joins Jack and Matt to discuss the season that was and what the trends are in Landscaping in 2019. 

Derek drops the soundbite to end all soundbites.  It will become lore in the annals of The Growing Season.  All that and more on the show that features the lighter side of landscaping.

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Jack and Matt McFarland talk about their Mums... Kinda.

The Growing Season boys discuss fall mums, their history and how to help them to overwinter in climates where they might have trouble surviving the sub zero months. 

Pollen and seasonal allergies are discussed and natural remedies for allergies are uncovered.

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Pat McFarland, brother of Jack and uncle of Matt, joins the show to begin what will become a monthly segment with The Growing Season. 

Pat, of Best Cut, discusses what is happening with your lawn right now and how you can best set up your landscape for success in next seasons growth.

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Jack and Matt McFarland return on The Growing Season to chat about the plants that YOU, the homeowner, have planted that can be potentially dangerous to you and yours.

Hydrangea, Lily of The Valley and Yews are all discussed with flair, humour and cautionary tones. 

Will Roman, of rosewoodwine.com, joins Jack and Matt to talk about bees, beekeeping and intimate (INSERT HORRIFIC) relations between our winged friends.   

The guys discuss mead, the earliest form of alcohol, and its history.

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On the inaugural episode of The Growing Season, Jack and Matt McFarland chat about "Plants that kill..."  These are the nasties that are living in and around your property that could be potentially dangerous. 

In the second half of the show the guys talk about the plants that you should be using in your gardens that highlight the fall growing season. 

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Lets get shovelling.