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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
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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 20, 2021
- 2 min
Free Printable Companion Planting Chart
FREE printable companion planting chart perfect for vegetable gardens in Canada, including companion herbs and flowers.
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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
- 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...
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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
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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.
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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
- 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..
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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
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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.
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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
- 5 min
Tips for Growing Raspberries in Alberta
Tips for growing raspberries in Alberta including when to plant raspberries and finding out the difference of primocane vs. floricane.
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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 19, 2020
- 4 min
Making Organic Fertilizer Tea from Weeds
Learn how to make your own organic fertilizer tea of of weeds, compost and household waste.
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Krista Green
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
How to Grow Basil from Seed
Find out how to grow basil from seed in a pot indoors or outside as well as how to grow basil from cuttings and tips on how to water basil.
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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
- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
How to Keep Deer out of Your Garden
If you are an Albertan zone 3 gardener like me, chances are high that you struggle with keeping deer away from your plants. It is...
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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 26, 2020
- 3 min
How to Protect Plants from Frost
Five ways to protect your plants from frost when you have already planted and it's expected to drop to freezing temperatures.
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Krista Green
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
6 Tips for Composting at Home
Composting at home does not need to be complicated. Here are 6 steps to composting at home. Create the correct ratios of brown material...
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