The Local Connector PG February 29, 2024

GARGE SALES HOUSEHOLD/MISC.

Pair of green reindeer 17.5" tall $20 call 250-960-8469 or 250-564-1648

2 tickets to the gangs all here tour Skid Row in dawson creek March 2024 $50 250 -960-8469 or 250-564-1648

Wine Making Supplies 2 fermentation tubs w/lids, 2 glass carboys, 1 floor type corker, 1-90 bottle drying rack, 2 brew belts, 85 bottles (750 ml), 6 bottles (1.5 litre), 1 mini – jet filter, misc. Supplies. $350. For the lot (OBO) – phone 250-614-2373

Bell express Vu dish $35 call 250-6172672

spruce firewood for sale by the pickup load call 250-617-2672

4’ trampoline with additional side bar for support 561-0506

Industrial mop pails 564-1423

Laundry tub Cream marble look 4’ wide 564 -1423

child car seat rear facing weight 5-40 lbs height 10-40 inches $30 expiry Aug 2025 $30 612-9293

Kitchenaid Stove:Ceran top, convection oven,white, electric, self-cleaning.Large at bottom.3 racks, 1 electrical plug.2 large and 2 small elements, 1 warming element.Old but works fine. Instruction book. $100564-8887

CLOTHING

132 new dark blue baseball style hats. $2 each. Selling in groups of 12. call 6129293

Women’s summer shoes size 10, 10 1/2 and 11 New never worn $30-$50 per pair values up to $125 cash only 925-0620

Home made knit slippers $25 561-6257

Boys Snowsuit Size: 14 New $50 778-3494248

HEALTH/BEAUTY

New Beard trimmer philips $25 250-6400771

Brand new never used Braun Oral B electric toothbrush asking $50 call 236-423-1332

Blue Bed pan excellent condition $10 5638693

MUSIC/ELECTRONICS

Personal Emergency Response System2way voice pendant communicator and 911 forwarding. No monthly fees, no activation costs, or monthly contracts. VOIP compatible and works on regular home phone lines. $200. Call 250-563-2152.

32” LG flat screen inc Roku $150 5527421

GPS Garmin 64S new in box asking $350 -256-9300

SPORTING /CAMPING GOODS

Hunting blind $80 OBO call 250-9608469 or 250-564-1648

4 pairs of downhill skis for sale all with boot bindings. All in good condition. $50 each o.B.o. Also some ski poles. Owner has health issues. Call 250 564-8887 for details.

triangle flare kit $20 call 250-960-8469 or 250-564-1648

trek triathlon bike lightweight frame tri bars clip in pedals $500 250-612-9293

Fishing! Rods, Reels, and Lures Price: $2.00 and Up. Call: 250-596-8426.

Fishing! Rods, Reels, and Lures Price: $2.00

and Up. Call: 250-596-8426.

2 ski poles new used only once $25 5632709

Junior bike 12 Speed 20" tires $50 5633696

book of hockey cards from 1991 $350 5632709

PETS & ACCESSORIES

Looking for a kitten White or white with other colours call 563-7922

1 Large pet carrier 2 medium pet carriers call 564-1423

puppies for sale yorkie, pom and chihuahua mix $1000 each call 250-617-8054

1 kitten to be given away call after 5pm 250617-6818

Toy Australian shepherd puppies 3 females and 1 male red merle and black tri $1500 call 250-567-8734

VEHICLES

2003 avalanche Z71 has transfer case trouble $6000 call 250-617-2672

2011 F 150 lariat has some motor trouble selling for $6000 250-617-2672

1997 park avenue excellent body, excellent running, new battery asking $1500 call 250561-0506

1988 ford 350 diesel 2 new batteries good running cond $3500 960-0004

UTILITY TRAILERS

18 ft flat deck 5 tires 2 axles licensed and insured $500 960-0004

Utility trailer frame dual axle 18 ft cw spare tire $500 960-0004

Heavy duty utility trailer with tilt. Snow Bear, 4x8 foot. Excellent condition. $2100. Text 250-613-2591

Heavy duty snowber trajler4 by 6 tilting ex. shape.ph.250 561 6007.

2 trailer hitch's for ford F-150 brand new $300 250-617-2672

OFF ROAD VEHICLES/ACCESSORIES

20L AV gas 100 $40 250-961-9668 1995 skidoo formula 600 triple great for parts $400 250-699-6519

TIRES

BF Goodrich winter tires set of 4 265/66R17 load range E 6 bolt call 250617-2672

pair of tires 265/70R17 90% $200 250617-2672

pair of yokohama geolander A/T load range E 90% $200 call 250-617-2672

wrangler LT 235/85 r16 like new $100 Michelin radial 235/65 r17 m&s on chrome rim $100call 236-331-6270 ask for Glen

Tire and rim 215-85 R16 m and s bolted on 8 bolt ford rim $100 640-0510

Bridgestone dualer A/T P265/75R16 $50 617-2672

1-P255/70R 16 M and S wrangler good year $50 617-2672

4 studded winter tires 265/70R17 LP 90% left on the tread $400 OBO call 250-6496017

(4) 6 stud steel wheel for ford ½ ton with sensor 250-649-6017

2 winter tires 80% 250-649-6017

2 tires not the best $250 OBO 250-6496017

AUTO PARTS & ACCESSORIES

Wanted transfer case for 2003 avalanche Z71 call 250-617-2672

Wanted auto tranny for 2003 avalanche Z71 call 250-617-2672

wanted automatic transmission with over drive for 2001 Dodge Dakota super sport 4x4 call 236-331-6270

Thule Vehicle Roof Top Rack Accessories: Thule Crossroad Footpac 450,Square crossbar 46" long & is free with footpac Asking $120. Thule Universal Lock 1 Key System 4pac. Asking $30.00. (Goes with footpac). Call 250 962 2111.

Wanted: Coyote motor for a 2011 F-150 call 250-617-2672

Window 5’long 3’wide 1/2 opens

Window 4’ wide 3’ long

Screen door 79x36 1/4 all components ready to install call 564-1423

500 ft black aluminum hand railing best offer 613-8411

Cedar for Sale Remaining cedar lumber and post inventory from former Prince George cedar sawmill operation is now for sale in small lifts. For an inventory list, showing quantities and prices please email longwood@telus.net

TOOLS/HARDWARE

Craftsman 10 inch belt drive table saw with extension (used) $ 50.00 – phone 250-6142373

Craftsman Professional 10 inch compound Mitre saw(used) $ 50.00 – phone 250-6142373

Home hardware rotary small grinder $20 250-640-0771

Skill Saw $25250-563-6184

Recypro Saw $45250-563-6184

Table Saw $50250-563-6184

Various building materials 250-964-7018

2 electric drills $25/each 250-964-2317

2 metal tool boxes $75/each 567-4943

AGRICULTURE

Sheep for sale-10 wool & 5 hair sheep200300 each 250-567-0166

Hay Big Round Bales $160 each 250-5672400

Bale Wagon (70 bales per load) $5000

2 English saddles $150/each call-964-9405

FARM/HEAVY EQUIPMENT

Wanted: 30-40 HP tractor call 963-1441

New unused brandt/WBM quick attach will fit 200 size excavator $2200 692-0635

REAL ESTATE

Real Estate and Business Ads are $10/Month

PRINCE GEORGE.

Seedy Saturday Mar 2 9am-2pm at the St. Michaels and All Angels Anglican Church

Wedding Swap & Shop Mar 2 10am-3pm at the Sacred Heart School Gym. We are currently looking for a few more SELLERS to book tables, then we will be opening bookings to VENDORS (Industry Related Businesses) who would like to promote their businesses. Contact Lawni Langstaff - @ All In The Details 250-243-2302 lawni@allinthedetailsrentals.com

Seedy Saturday Mar 2 9am-2pm a the St. Michaels and All Angels Anglican Church 1505 5th Ave. Seed swap, seed sales and displays information and presentations. Admission by donation. Hosted by the Prince George Master Gardeners and David Douglas Botanical Garden Society.

Movie Night Mar 6 at 6pm at the Prince George Public Library (downtown branch) 888 Canada Games Way, Prince George, BC V2L 5T6 Movie: Rosie - "An orphaned Indigenous girl is forced to live with her reluctant, streetsmart, francophone aunty and her two gender-bending best friends in 80's Montreal." For Adults- Free movie and snacks.

Sowing Seeds Indoors for Spring Planting Mar 7 6:30pm at the public library. Whether you have a dedicated vegetable bed in your backyard, or a cluster of containers on your patio, it all starts out the same way. You have to plant your seeds, and germinating seeds inside your home is the best way to do so, especially for seeds that are hard to start. Starting seeds indoors is ideal if you want to get a head start on the season, or if the weather is still too hot or too cold to put anything in the ground. This simple stepby-step tutorial will take you from seed to seedling with a minimum of fuss. Hosted by REAPS

Old Time Fiddle Dance Mar 9 9-7pm at the Elks Hall. All ages dance with local fiddle performers. Bring your friends, bring your kids, bring your parents.

Hello Spring Market—Mar 9 10am-4pm at the PG Roll-ADome. Join us as we celebrate Spring 2024 with some of our favourite local vendors and small businesses! Everything from home decor, photography, jewelry, and so much more! Shop and support local.

St. Patty’s Day ShamROCK & Metal Show Mar 16 7pm at the Omineca Arts Centre. 3 Local Metal Bands come together to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this March! Infectious Nation is bringing you the Luck of the Irish along

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To STARTING SEEDS Indoors

This video is the ultimate beginner's guide to starting seeds!

I discuss why starting plants from seed is better than buying transplants, the best plants to grow indoors from seed, how to prepare seedling trays, how to sow seeds in seedling trays, and how to maximize germination rates with seedling heat mats!

Source: https://zerowastekitchen.moveforhunger.org/a-beginners -guide-to-composting-at-home

Why We Start Seeds Indoors

There are many benefits to sowing seeds indoors:

 Obviously, it gives you a head start on the growing season, which can lead to more fruitful harvests.

 It’s actually necessary for a number of plants. Warm-season vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant can’t be planted too early in the spring, as the soil is too cool. In many regions (including New England and the Midwest), there are not enough growing days for those plants to get to harvest if they’re started outside. Starting seeds indoors allows you to gain a few precious weeks of growing time, which can really make a difference. In warmer regions, starting seeds indoors can allow you to get in an extra round of crops (especially cool-season crops) before summer heat stifles growth.

 If you don’t start seeds indoors, you will need to buy young plants called “transplants” or “starts” at the garden store or nursery. While some nursery starter plants are grown nicely, others may be of poor quality and don’t thrive once they’re home. When you plant your own seeds, you tend to have healthier starts since you can care for them from day one.

 A much wider range of varieties is available as seeds things you would never find in a six-pack at the local garden center!

 You will know how they have been raised organically instead of bathed in a wash of chemicals. You can time the

plants to be ready for when you want to plant them.

 Finally, seeds are much less expensive than buying plants at the garden store.

Here are three different tools to find out the best date to start your seeds where you live.

 Read your seed packet. Most will list when the seeds should be started indoors (or outdoors). For example, it may say, ”Start indoors 8-10 weeks before the last expected frost date in your area.” You can simply count back from your frost-free date by checking the Almanac’s Frost Date Calculator.

 If you don’t have your seed packets yet, the Almanac’s Planting Calendar calculates ideal dates to start seeds for common vegetables and herbs based on your frost date and your location

 Finally, if you plant your garden with the Almanac online Garden Planner also has all the planting dates and aligns with your entire garden plan for the season. The Garden Planner looks up climate data from your nearest weather station and then uses that to calculate the best range of planting dates for each crop in your plan. It’s nicely color-coded to show you dates for sowing indoors and outdoors, as well as growing and even the harvest period!

Which Seeds to Start Indoors?

Not ALL seeds should be started indoors. In fact, most vegetables grow perfectly well when started outdoors and even prefer not to be transplanted. Ultimately, it’s important to consider how each type of vegetable grows in addition to where you’re growing it.

Consult the table below to see which crops are typically started indoors and which are typically started outdoors. Remember that there isn’t a hard-and-fast rule about what you can start indoors and outdoors; it varies by your experience, personal preference, location, and the plant itself. In general, we find that:

• Crops that are best started indoors include broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, and tomatoes.

• Those with slower root development, like cauliflower, celery, eggplant, and peppers, should also be started indoors.

with their heaviest supporting line-up yet! There will be lucky prizes, and maybe a leprechaun or two, just don’t expect them to give you their gold! $15 at the door.

Wellness North & Business Expo Mar 23 10am-4pm at the PG Civic Centre.

Other People's Treasures is hosting an Antique & Collectibles Fair Apr 5 10am-5pm and Apr 6 10am-4pm at the PG Roll-A-Dome. Admission is $5 per person, ages 15 and under are free to get in. Vendors can reach out to Randy at cajun1811@hotmail.com / 250-614-3083

Spruceland School of the Arts Spring Craft Fair—Apr 13 10am-4pm at 3805 Rainbow Drive. Multiple local artisans and vendors, a concession and a door prize table.

Open Mic Nights Every 2nd Wednesday of the month 19pm at the Hart Shopping Center 3831 Austin Road. Song, music, poetry, comedy and more! Walkins welcome. Hosted by Cait’s Sweet Bites and Beanery.

Omineca’s Coffeehouse Every Sunday 3-7pm at the Omineca Arts Centre. Weekly Coffee House every Sunday a musical gathering for everyone to share their talent and enjoy a fun-filled evening!

LADIES MORNING BADMINTON

Tuesday and Thursday

9am 11am at Connaught Youth Centre 1491 17the Ave (at Victoria St.) STARTING on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Come check it out and for more information.

Scrapbooking & Paper Crafts Every Tuesday 7-9pm at Kool Cats Register at collegeheightsca.org

Prince George Farmers Market—Every Saturday 8:30am2pm 1310 3rd Ave

Wednesday Night Board Games Every Wednesday at 3 Goblins Games. Join us on Wednesday nights for an awesome evening filled with laughs and board games! Pick from one of our board games from our collection or join in on whatever new board game is being taught! If you get stuck on a rule or need help figuring out game mechanics, have no fear! The game gurus will be present to help! Every Wednesday at 6:00pm! $5 a person

Open Mic Nights Every 2nd Wednesday out of the month. 7-9pm doors open at 6:30pm Song, music, poetry, comedy and more! 3831 Austin Rd W in the Hart shopping center. Hosted by Cait’s Sweet Bites and Beanery.

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The Legion Corner is Generously Donated

LEGION CORNER

Br. #43 Prince George

1116 6th Ave Prince George Ph: (250) 562-1292

Hours: Thursday 4pm-9pm

Fri 11:30am-9pm Sat 4pm-9pm

Meat Draw

Fridays 4:30-6:30a pm & Saturdays 4:30-6:30pm

• Tender vegetables like tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers are very susceptible to the cold temperatures of spring, so it’s best to start them indoors and keep them safe from unpredictable weather.

• Plants that do not transplant well and are, therefore, best started in the garden (or in outdoor containers) include cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, and squash. These are all tender, however, so refrain from sowing them outdoors while frost is still a threat.

• Some plants truly resist transplanting. Root vegetables, like carrots, turnips, and beets, don’t like having their roots disturbed, so it’s usually safer to just start their seeds outdoors in the ground rather than transplant them later on. Plants with long tap roots also dislike being transplanted; examples include dill and parsley.

• Finally, plants like radishes and peas are so fast-growing and cold-tolerant that putting them right in the ground makes sense!

1. Choosing a Potting Mix

Let’s start with the potting mix. Generally, you will have no trouble using an all-purpose potting mix. Drainage is good, but if your potting mix seems to have a lot of big chunks of wood or rocks, we recommend sifting it through a screen before using it for seed starting. Seedlings’ roots will struggle in soil that’s not fine enough.

For very small or delicate seeds, we recommend using an actual seed-starting mix, which is a potting mix designed especially for starting seeds. We also like seed-starting mixes because they’re low in nutrients; the seed itself is already full of nutrients. Avoid peat-based mixes, if possible. We use more sustainable alternatives, such as coconut coir.

Do NOT use soil from outdoors. It’s often too heavy or compacted for seedlings’ roots and may contain pests or diseases!

2. Choosing a Container

You can sow into pots, plug trays, or recycled containers. Each has its advantages:

Sowing many seeds into a large pot is space efficient, as the young seedlings take up less space initially. It’s a more efficient use of seeds, too, because you can germinate many seeds in a pot and then transfer every single seedling into its own pot or plug. Sowing into a single container can also be useful for sowing very tiny seeds such as basil or easy-to-transplant flower seeds. For easy, cool-season crops everything from onions to celery to cabbage you can sow multiple seeds in the same container.

Plug trays, on the other hand, are flatter containers with individual pockets (or “cells”) for each seed. They remove the need to transfer seedlings as often, minimizing root disturbance. Simply sow them into the plugs, then grow them until it’s time to plant them, though they may need transplanting into bigger plugs or pots if the roots fill their plugs before it’s time to plant them outside. Two or more seeds

are usually sown per plug, and then the germinated seedlings are either left to grow on as a cluster or thinned out to leave the strongest seedling in each plug. Trays with smaller plugs suit most leafy greens and radishes, especially if they will be transplanted promptly (within three or four weeks of sowing). We also like this method for cluster-grown crops such as beets, beetroot, and salad onions.

Recycled containers: We often repurpose food containers such as yogurt cups, sour cream containers, or plastic muffin trays as seed starting containers. Clean them out and poke a few drainage holes in their undersides. They are generally large enough to house one or two small seedlings for a few weeks. Eventually, seedlings will need to be transplanted into their own pots.

Well-made containers and trays of rigid plastic can potentially last for many years, but if you want to avoid plastic, look for alternatives made of biodegradable fiber.

3. Sowing in the Pot

Sowing in a pot or a plug tray is really easy to do!

If sowing in a pot, fill it to the brim with the potting mix, then tamp it down to a firm level. It’s hard to over-firm, and seedlings prefer plenty of potting mix to sustain them. If you are using plug trays, fill the plug trays right to the top, then tamp down to settle. Top up with a little more of the mix, then brush off the excess.

Use your finger or the eraser-end of a pencil to poke planting holes in the mix. Be sure to sow the seeds at the depth listed on the seed packet. Many seeds can simply be gently pressed into the mixture with your fingers, too. When choosing which seeds to plant, choose the largest, healthiest-looking seeds in the packet for the best chance at germination. Many vegetables, including common crops such as salad greens, onions, beets, peas, and radishes, may be sown in pinches of three to five seeds per plug for planting out as a cluster of seedlings (to be later thinned out as they grow). Larger seeds, like beans, are sown individually into deeper holes made with a finger, pencil, or dibber (a special seed-sowing tool).

Once done with sowing, cover the seeds with potting mix so that they’re at the right depth (as listed on the seed packet).

Label your sowings, especially different varieties of the same type of plant. This is important! You might think you’ll remember, but it’s too easy to get confused, particularly if you’ve got seedlings with similar leaves (such as multiple varieties of tomatoes). Note the date of sowing and the variety you’ve sown.

Water the pots or trays carefully using a watering can fitted with a fine sprinkling rose or a clean turkey baster. A pitcher may let the water out too forcefully, dislodging the seeds. A mist sprayer is gentle but can take a long time to actually get the mix properly saturated. After watering, leave the mix to drain through from the surface and then repeat. You really want to wet the mix at the beginning so that the seeds are woken up from their slumber! Don’t worry; if it’s a good mix, it’s hard to overwater at this point; any excess will just drain out of the bottom.

https://www.almanac.com/content/starting-seeds-indoors

DON’T CHUCK THOSE MARKERS.

15 pounds of dead markers that will NOT end up in landfills or our oceans. Did you know that Crayola has a program called ColorCycle?

Crayola ColorCycle will accept all brands of plastic markers, not just Crayola markers. That includes dry erase markers & highlighters. If you collect the dead markers, they’ll send you a free shipping label & you can ship them back to Crayola to be recycled! Link to get started with this program:

http://www.crayola.com/colorcycle.aspx

This program is currently in the US & parts of Canada, check website & www.crayola.com/colorcycle/ frequently-asked-questions.aspx - FAQ's. Kids get so excited to set up boxes at their schools...know any teachers?

These markers were collected in just 3 months at a preschool! Imagine what we could divert from landfills during the whole school year at every school!

Thanks for Sharing & Caring, Kim Miller