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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

Krista Green
Jun 17, 20214 min read
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How to Prepare Garden Soil For Planting
Garden soil is the foundation for a successful garden. Tips for how to prepare vegetable garden soil for planting each spring as well as a

Krista Green
May 12, 20213 min read
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A Complete Guide to Growing Peas From Seed
Direct sow peas in a full sun location with well drained soil up to one month prior to last frost. Plant 1 inch apart and 3/4 to 1 inch dee

Krista Green
Apr 22, 20214 min read
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9 Tips for Growing Beets
Growing beets from seed is easy to do in your garden, raised bed or container. The best conditions for growing beets is loose soil.

Krista Green
Apr 7, 20213 min read
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The 10 Top Tips for Growing Tomatoes
10 Tips on growing the best tomatoes! Learn tips and tricks fro growing tomatoes in zone 3.

Krista Green
Mar 17, 20216 min read
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What Seeds to Start Indoors and What to Direct Sow
Here is a list of what seeds to start indoors and what to direct sow outdoors in growing zones 2 - 4 of Canada or other similar cool garden

Krista Green
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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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.

Krista Green
Mar 9, 20213 min read
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How to Successfully Grow Spinach from Seed
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

Krista Green
Feb 11, 20213 min read
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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.

Krista Green
Feb 2, 20214 min read
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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.

Krista Green
Jan 26, 20216 min read
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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

Krista Green
Jan 5, 20215 min read
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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.

Krista Green
Jan 2, 20212 min read
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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 -

Krista Green
Sep 21, 20203 min read
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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...

Krista Green
Aug 12, 20204 min read
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The Secret to Growing Better Carrots
Tips for growing carrots in containers, raised beds or in-ground gardens. Growing carrot seeds requires consistent moisture.

Krista Green
Jul 21, 20204 min read
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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

Krista Green
Jun 25, 20201 min read
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How to Grow Cucumbers at Home
Tips for growing cucumbers from seed in your zone 3 garden in Alberta. Start cucumber seeds indoors in peat pots to avoid transplant shock.

Krista Green
Jun 8, 20205 min read
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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...

Krista Green
May 29, 20202 min read
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How to Harden Off your Plants in a Week
Step-by-step directions for how to harden off your plants in a week.

Krista Green
May 18, 20204 min read
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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

Krista Green
May 11, 20206 min read
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