It was tough to choose a winning question from those that you all submitted. They were all good questions and I could sense the pain and frustration in some of your words!
I grouped the questions into several themes:
- tomatoes / vegetables
- rabbits & deer
- small garden challenges
- soil and amendments (what to put in raised beds as well as what can grow in poor soil)
- snow mold
- alkaline water
- shrubs and evergreens for tough (dry, exposed) conditions
I was really wishing I had been more specific about the criteria for choosing a winning question, because depending on whether I grouped the questions into broader (and fewer) or narrower (and therefore more) themes, the most frequent question came out differently! But the other criterion was being most relevant to Calgary, and considering that criterion as well I think shrubs and evergreens for tough conditions comes out on top. I think this is an especially great question for Jim because while his What Grows Here books are written for Alberta, we all know Calgary is special and what grows well in say, Edmonton or St Albert, doesn't necessarily grow as well here.
So there you have it! I'll send in the question and post his response in the next few days. Thanks again to everyone for your excellent questions! I am going to answer a few of the others myself over the next few weeks so keep checking back!
Thanks also to the Calgary Horticultural Society for organizing this. See you at the Garden Show next week-end!
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