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My Favourite Products for Growing Indoors
Supplies I use for starting seeds and growing indoors including an indoor greenhouse, grow lights, a light timer and a mat.
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Krista Green
- Jan 25
- 5 min
A Complete Guide to Growing Peppers from Seed in Cool Climates
All the tips for growing peppers from seed in pots or in your garden. Learn when to plant pepper seeds & best pepper varieties to grow.
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Krista Green
- Jan 19
- 4 min
Unique Camping Options - Camp at a Homestead
Unique opportunities for camping in Alberta, Canada and US. Find the best camping spots in Alberta along with other parts of Canada here.
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Krista Green
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
How to Store Vegetable Seeds
Learn how to store vegetable seeds for long term at home. Storing seeds over the winter properly improves germination rates.
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Krista Green
- Oct 25, 2022
- 5 min
How to Improve Your Garden Soil
Learn how to test and amend your
vegetable garden soil. Find amendment ideas for your alkaline or acidic soil.
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Krista Green
- Aug 23, 2022
- 4 min
A Guide to Growing Cold Hardy Plants Under Cover - Unheated Greenhouse Growing
I remember the day I found out that it is possible to grow cold hardy vegetables before and after my first and last frost dates. I was...
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Tony Manhart
- Jul 19, 2022
- 5 min
Best Fruit Trees to Grow in Zone 3: Top 5 Favorite Cold Climate Fruit Trees
Learn what fruit trees grow in cold climates here, including a list of the best zone 3 apple trees, pear trees, plum trees and apricot trees
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Krista Green
- May 14, 2022
- 1 min
Natural Weed Killer
This natural weed killer recipe uses vinegar, Epsom salts and dish soap. See the results on my weeds sprayed with natural weed killer.
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Krista Green
- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
What is the Best Soil for a Raised Vegetable Garden?
The best soil for vegetable garden in raised bed is a mix of 1/3 topsoil, 1/3 compost and 1/3 peat moss (or coconut fiber).
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Krista Green
- Mar 31, 2022
- 4 min
A Step-by-step Guide on How to Grow Asparagus
Learn how to grow asparagus from seed or crown in your garden or raised bed including how to plant asparagus and harvesting asparagus.
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Krista Green
- Mar 24, 2022
- 5 min
Winter Sowing in Zones 3 & 4
Find out how to winter sow seeds in milk jugs or other containers. Included is a winter sowing seed list.
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Krista Green
- Mar 17, 2022
- 3 min
A Complete Guide to Growing Bush Beans
A complete guide on growing beans from seed in pots or in your garden including everything from when to plant bean seeds to companion plants
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Krista Green
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
How to Start a Mushroom Garden
How to grow mushrooms outdoors at home in Canada using a blue oyster or wine cap mushroom spawn kit.
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Krista Green
- Feb 8, 2022
- 4 min
How to Grow Celery in Zone 3
A guide to growing celery from seed in your vegetable garden or in containers. The best condition for growing celery is moist, rich soil.
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Krista Green
- Feb 1, 2022
- 4 min
No Dig Gardening - How to Make a No Dig Garden Bed
What is no dig gardening anyway? The no dig garden method involves creating a garden on top of the existing ground, without digging to...
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Krista Green
- Jan 29, 2022
- 3 min
Growing Flowers In Your Vegetable Garden - Nasturtiums
Nasturtiums act as a ground cover keeping weeds at bay. Pollinators, hummingbirds and ladybugs all love this bright, beautiful flower.
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Krista Green
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
Vegetable & Herb Seed Checklist
Have you ever gone to purchase your garden seeds and had no idea what you actually need, so you end up impulse buying all kinds of random...
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Krista Green
- Jan 19, 2022
- 3 min
7 Tips for Growing Leeks
7 tips for growing leeks from seed in zone 3, vegetable gardens from a Calgary, Alberta gardener. Learn when to start your leek seeds indoo
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Krista Green
- Jan 13, 2022
- 6 min
The Best Tips for Growing Onions
When growing onions in your garden be sure you are growing the correct variety for your location. Long day onions should be selected if you
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Krista Green
- Jan 3, 2022
- 6 min
When to Start Seeds Indoors - With Free Printable Seeding Guide
Free printable guide with ideal dates for when to start seeds indoors in Alberta and other zone 3 garden climates.
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Krista Green
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
How to Make Strawberry Rock Bird Deterrents
Use acrylic craft paint and shellac to make strawberry bird decoy rocks for your garden. Stop birds from eating your strawberries with thes
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Krista Green
- Jun 17, 2021
- 4 min
How Often Should I Water My Garden?
How often you should water your vegetable garden, containers and raised beds in the summer depends on the weather, soil and mulch. Most gar
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Krista Green
- May 27, 2021
- 4 min
15 Items to Record in Every Garden Journal
Garden journaling ideas and tips with a free printable on what to include in your garden journal pages.
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Krista Green
- May 20, 2021
- 3 min