Simple, Organic and Sustainable
On this Vlog I have a few perennial moves to be before the plants but out. So I get to the project moving three low bush blueberries and a honey crisp apple before they bud out. I also go into some detail on where the Alberta Urban Garden is and why I settled here in…
As spring progresses it has been a busy time in the garden. I have continued to plant cold hardy crops such as peas, beets, carrots and radish in the garden under limited cover. Although we are still 4 weeks from our average last frost these crops can handle the infrequent plunges below the freezing mark…
Today I am going to go through building and filling your first raised bed. I am also going to keep the project as cost effective as possible. So far in the Urban Garden Series we have made our plant list, started seedlings indoors and even planted some of our cold hardy crops outdoors in my…
In the testing garden assumptions series I test garden practices, products and methods. I started this to look at what I do in the garden to make sure what I was doing was supported by science and have since branched out to evaluate things I have not done. I evaluate the practices products and methods…
Start a Spring Cold Hardy Garden in Zone 3 With the uncharacteristically warm winter, and a warming trend on its way, despite the recent snow it may be time to plant cold hardy crops here in Zone 3. On the last segment of the Urban Garden Series I started the process of planting my summer…