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3 Steps To Figure Out Your Site's Conditions
Test the pH:Â if you can imagine a forest floor with deep shade, constant moisture and thick mulch floor has acidic, damp soil - perfect...
Apr 293 min read
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Seeds and Seedlings
How wonderful to spend your spare time in the rain than by planting vegetable seed. Starting with the hardy brassicas, such as broccoli, cabbage and bok choys, we then do successional seedings of kales and lettuces before moving to the nightshade family with peppers, tomatoes and chillis
We directly plant potato chits, carrots, snow peas and pumpkins and melons
Apr 253 min read
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The Buzz in the Air
Small spirals of bright red rhubarb tendrils stick out from the top of the pile of soil under the cedar tree and the peach has many more blossoms than it did last year, so that is exciting to see as well.
Apr 12 min read
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10 No Fail Seed-Starting Steps
It's the start of spring, and I am itching to get my hands in some dirt!
If you typically purchase seedlings but hoping to save money and start with seeds this summer, but not sure how, follow these 10 no-fail steps
Mar 203 min read
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Harvest Time Recap
Recapping on the successes and failures of the garden this summer!
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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August Sustainable Garden Checklist
Summer is burning away quickly and keeping up with all the garden tasks is a struggle; follow these sustainable checklist to stay focused!
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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What is Crop Rotation, Exactly?
Using crop rotation techniques can benefit your garden!
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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July Sustainable Garden Top 10 Checklist
Summer is here and there is plenty to do, but where to start? Follow these top 10 tips at Yogardens.ca!
Aug 20, 20203 min read
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April Sustainable Garden Checklist
There's a rush of activity in the first week of April at the Yogardens homestead, so much so that we are having a hard time keeping up...
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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Creating a Food Forest
How to create a sustainable, low-maintenance food forest garden in your backyard!
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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Storing Your Seeds
Although I have been in a state of hibernation since December, and especially with this 'arctic airflow' blasting through our Province,...
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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Waiting Out Winter
While the garden is still thick with snow, I can dream of spring to come by planning my summer garden.
Aug 20, 20203 min read
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Top Five Gardening Basics
Have a new garden or just new to gardening? Follow these tips to get your landscape in control: 1. Clean Up - If you don't have tools,...
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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Garlic Growing Tips
Having planted garlic starts in one of the four veggie boxes Mr. Wonderful built for me last autumn, I was happy to see that they...
Aug 20, 20203 min read
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