Tips for Growing Vegetables in the Northern Zone

Krista Green

Apr 7, 2021
3 min

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

Mar 31, 2021
3 min

How to Grow Cilantro From Seed

A detailed guide on growing cilantro from seed in a pot or outdoors in your garden, succession planting cilantro and best companion plants.

Krista Green

Mar 24, 2021
5 min

How to Grow Plants From Seeds - A Step by Step Guide

Find your step by step guide with all you need to know about how to grow plants from seed indoors.

Krista Green

Mar 19, 2021
2 min

When to Uncover Strawberries

To figure out when to uncover strawberries in the spring, pull the straw or mulch to the side and check for new growth.

Krista Green

Mar 17, 2021
6 min

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 10, 2021
2 min

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 9, 2021
3 min

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 3, 2021
4 min

The Best Ways to Fix Leggy Seedlings - How to Prevent Leggy Seedlings

Tips on how to fix leggy seedlings include transplanting spindly seedlings deeper into the soil and preventing leggy seedlings.

Krista Green

Feb 24, 2021
5 min

How to Get Rid of Fungus Gnats For Good

While it is lovely to have a house bursting with plants, having a house bursting with fungus gnats is not! The good news is there is a numb

Krista Green

Feb 22, 2021
3 min

How to Choose the Best Plant Fertilizer

To choose the best fertilizer for vegetables, consider that nitrogen = leaf production, phosphorus = root growth, potassium = flower/fruit

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

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.

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.

Krista Green

Jan 20, 2021
2 min

Companion Planting Chart - With Free Printable

FREE printable companion planting chart perfect for vegetable gardens in Canada, including companion herbs and flowers.

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

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.

Krista Green

Nov 10, 2020
5 min

Growing Strawberries in Alberta

I remember when I was a child, touring a strawberry U-pick place and eating my first taste of that big, juicy, fresh garden-grown...

Krista Green

Oct 24, 2020
3 min

Essential Oils for Your Vegetable Garden

If you are not using essential oils for your vegetable garden but are an essential oil user, let me tell you, you are missing out! My favou

Krista Green

Sep 30, 2020
3 min

My 10 Favourite Gardening Tools From Amazon

The best garden tools for gardening. Check out what gardening tools I use for weeding, digging, planting, watering, harvesting and pruning.

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 -

Krista Green

Sep 16, 2020
5 min

10 Steps to Prepare Your Garden for Winter

Winter can be long and harsh in the zone 3 climate. Putting a little time and effort into preparing your garden soil in the fall..

Krista Green

Sep 10, 2020
6 min

A Beginner's Guide to Saving Seeds

Saving seeds from vegetables for next year is both rewarding and fun and one more step towards permaculture and being less dependent on othe

Krista Green

Sep 4, 2020
2 min

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.

Krista Green

Aug 25, 2020
4 min

Growing Garlic in Alberta

A guide to buying, planting, growing and harvesting garlic in zone 3 Alberta including when to harvest garlic scapes and curing garlic.