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Alberta Planting Calendar
Knowing when to plant your vegetable garden in zone 3 is important to the success of your garden. Find your Alberta planting calendar here.
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Krista Green
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
The Best Tips for Growing Spinach
Spinach is one of those vegetables that actually grows best in a cool climates, so if you will be growing spinach in Canada or other similar
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Krista Green
- Feb 2, 2021
- 4 min
Best Places to Buy Garden Seeds in Canada
Here is a list that is by no means exhaustive of Canadian seed companies. Find out my top 3 companies to buy my garden seeds in Canada.
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Krista Green
- Jan 26, 2021
- 6 min
11 Easy Vegetables to Grow in Canada
These 11 easy vegetables to grow in Canada are perfect vegetables for beginner gardeners to grow in containers or in their gardens.
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Krista Green
- Jan 5, 2021
- 5 min
6 Things to Consider When Planning a Vegetable Garden From Scratch
How to build and plan a vegetable garden from scratch including the best soil for vegetable gardens, raised beds vs. in ground gardens, the
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Krista Green
- Jan 2, 2021
- 2 min
What Are Plant Zones Anyway?
What plant zones are and how to tell what hardiness zone you are in depends on your coldest temperature throughout the year.
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Krista Green
- Sep 21, 2020
- 3 min
How to Ripen Green Tomatoes
There are many incorrect myths on how tomatoes ripen. Lets take a look at some of them.
Fiction - Tomatoes need sunlight to ripen. Fact -
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Krista Green
- Aug 12, 2020
- 4 min
A Beginners Guide to Growing Lettuce
Lettuce is one of the most common vegetables to eat fresh and is versatile, easy to grow and bountiful in its harvest. Growing lettuce...
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Krista Green
- Jul 21, 2020
- 4 min
The Secret to Growing Better Carrots
Tips for growing carrots in containers, raised beds or in-ground gardens. Growing carrot seeds requires consistent moisture.
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Krista Green
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
Vegetables That Grow Quickly | Can be Planted Late Spring
Vegetables with 60 days or less to maturity that can be planted in late spring or early summer include:
beans
beets
bunching onions
carrots
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Krista Green
- Jun 8, 2020
- 4 min
How to Grow Cucumbers - Zone 3 Alberta
Tips for growing cucumbers from seed in your zone 3 garden in Alberta. Start cucumber seeds indoors in peat pots to avoid transplant shock.
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Krista Green
- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
What Vegetables Will Grow in Shade?
Although most vegetables need at least 6 hours of sunlight to grow, there are a few that will grow with as little as 3 to 4 hours of...
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Krista Green
- May 18, 2020
- 4 min
How to Harden Off your Plants in a Week
Step-by-step directions for how to harden off your plants in a week.
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Krista Green
- May 11, 2020
- 6 min
Growing Potatoes - Determinate vs. Indeterminate Varieties
There is no way of physically telling determinate vs. indeterminate potatoes apart and oddly, potato suppliers do not always seem to label t
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