Simple, Organic and Sustainable
Weeds in the garden are a chore lots of us dread. There is no need for this chore to take over your time in the garden. Weeds are any plant that we do not intend to grow in our gardens. Often they grow fast spread quickly and compete with our crops for water, nutrients and…
This time of year I know as a gardener I am eagerly awaiting my last frost date. In anticipation of this wonderful milestone in the growing season it’s a great time to move and propagate perennials in your garden. Today I am going to be moving some of my strawberries, mint and Iris. Strawberries I…
Planting Spring has Sprung in the Alberta Urban Garden. Now that the soil is workable we have already planted some of our cold hardy crops to go with the warmer weather ones we have seeded and growing inside. it is time to get the garden ready for the season ahead. I like to start with…
In the last video for beginners we touched on raised bed gardening for beginners. We left of having just filled the beds with great soil and mulching them. Its time to plan your garden and on today’s episode I will take you through the process I go through every year. Make a List of the…
Growing in raised beds is a fantastic way to grow fruits and vegetables in the comfort of your back yard. That said you are restricted to grow along the ground unless you take advantage of the third dimension and grow vertically. There are many plants like grapes, melons, cucumbers, beans and pees that can take…