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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 24, 20215 min read
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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 19, 20212 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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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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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 30, 20204 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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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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Making Organic Fertilizer Tea from Weeds
Learn how to make your own organic fertilizer tea of of weeds, compost and household waste.
Krista Green
Jun 19, 20204 min read
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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...
Krista Green
Jun 2, 20202 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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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...
Krista Green
May 21, 20204 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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