Choose Tomatoes Now For Next Year
WHAT TOMATOES SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO GROW? I gave tomatoes away on a table outside my garden fence one year because they were multiplying in my greenhouse faster than I could eat them. I was very pleased how quickly they disappeared from the table outside and I thought...
Grow Raspberries in Cold Climates
I never paid much attention to raspberries or puppies before I bought my new “old” inner city house in Calgary 27 years ago. But almost as soon as we moved in, my 14 year old son asked an important question: could we get a puppy? I had a number of...
Grow Lemons at Home In Cold Climates!
The biggest surprise I discover as a Northern gardener – now living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is that I can grow and harvest fresh lemons from the plants I grow in the ground or in pots. And even though it is late February as I write this, I am almost overwhelmed by the scent of lemon blossoms as I open my Calgary garage, flip on the lights and enter the otherwise dull, cold space.
Grow Food In Cold Climates all Winter
We have a greenhouse and then we having mini-tunnels inside the greenhouse. And just by having (this) extra shelter, we’re able to grow and harvest from November to April and that’s very different from (most commercial) greenhouse systems, especially in the winter.
Growing Micro-greens: Tips From the Pros
I open the conversation by asking if the wilted arugula greens on our restaurant breakfast plates are from her employer and Mali looks at me in shock. No, she says, definitely not. And as if each leaf has a GPS tracking system on it, Mali is clear: these tiny greens...
