Vegetable Gardening Tips for the Zone 3 Garden - From Calgary, Alberta

Vegetable gardening tips and advice for beginner gardeners as well as experienced gardeners. Find step-by-step instructions on how to grow vegetables, from selecting the right seeds, the best soil for growing vegetables, to harvesting and preserving your garden produce. Also provided is advice on how to care for your vegetable garden, from planting your zone 3 vegetable garden, to watering schedules to pest management.

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How to Store Carrots Over Winter

If you have a cold room, carrots can be stored in slightly moistened sand or wood shavings. Without a cold room, it is necessary to store ca

8 tips for Growing Cabbage in Your Backyard

Growing cabbage from seed at home is not for the faint of heart. Start cabbage sees indoors near the end of April.

Hydroponic Grow Systems for Growing Vegetables

What gardener does not want to keep growing food all year round? Maybe you thought this was not possible in the zone 3 gardening...

The Ultimate Guide to Harvesting, Curing & Storing Potatoes

Here is how I cure and store potatoes over winter to provide for our family of 5, both for eating and for seed potatoes.

How To Grow Corn At Home

A guide to growing corn from seed in northern climates. Tips on when to plant corn, planting corn depth, companion plant for corn

Growing a Three Sisters Garden

What is a 3 Sisters Garden? A "3 sisters" garden is composed of corn, pole beans, and squash. These three vegetables are grown together...

A Guide to Vegetable Gardening For Beginners

Learn how to grow vegetables in a garden or container. Find out what seed varieties grow well, the best soil for growing veggies and when to

Tips For Growing Broccoli from Seed

How to grow bigger broccoli in your vegetable garden, when to plant broccoli seeds, best broccoli variety to grow, broccoli companion plant

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.

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.

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).

A Step-by-step Guide on Growing Asparagus

Learn how to grow asparagus from seed or crown in your garden or raised bed including how to plant asparagus and harvesting asparagus.

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.

A Complete Guide to Planting & 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

The Ultimate Guide to Growing Mushrooms in Canada

How to grow mushrooms outdoors at home in Canada using a blue oyster or wine cap mushroom spawn kit.