Gardening

The Summer Months

Gardening is a love affair. You want to do whatever you can to make your plants happy. Happy plants need…

3 years ago

Insects and Pesticides – Good and the Bad

Sooner or later, we will have to recognize that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind…

4 years ago

Gardening – Getting Started Outside

Spring is a time of optimism.  But summer is coming and you’ll have to look after what you plant.  Don’t…

4 years ago

Getting Started Outside – Early Planting

The author John Updike stated, Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would…

4 years ago

Soil Preparation and Raised Beds

Dig a well before you are thirsty is an old Arabic saying.  Build and prepare your beds and soil before…

4 years ago

Creating Good Garden Soil

While each plant thrives best on its unique needs, most urban gardeners are best off using a generic soil in…

4 years ago

Indoor Seed Starting and Transplanting

Here in Alberta, the growing season is short. For some plants, you either have a choice of buying seedlings from…

4 years ago

So You Want to Garden

So, you want to garden. Is it the allure of a-just-off-the-vine tomato or the crunch of a carrot just pulled…

4 years ago

Gardening is for the birds

Nature delights the soul.  One of my most memorable moments in gardening was watching 500 or more cedar waxwings landing…

4 years ago

Saving time With Raised Garden Beds

What is a Raised Garden Bed? A raised bed contains soil that is higher than the original ground level.  I…

4 years ago