The problem with gardening in Calgary is that a lot of information that's available out there is just not appropriate here. We're "special"! ;-) Here's the last month's online gardening "news" which I think contains useful information pertinant to our Calgary conditions.
(If you follow me on facebook you would have seen these in "real time".)
from Garden Rant:
As Pollinators for a Native Plant Garden, honeybees suck! - With the recent interest in honey bee-keeping, I've often wondered about this. Apparently they're great for making honey, but if you think keeping them is an environmental act which is beneficial to our native flora and insect population, think again. I'd rather buy my honey at the local farmer's market.
from A Way to Garden:
Refresher Course: Thinking About Starting Seeds
Coping with Spring Frost in a Garden - Much of the eastern side of our continent is dealing with something that we Calgary gardeners deal with almost every spring - what to do about cold weather that arrives after the first warm spell? Of course, we typically have this problem in May... so file this away for future reference!!
from Garden Buzz:
Can We Say Spring Out Loud Yet? - It's a little too early to say 'spring' perhaps, but I did see of plenty of ladybugs out crawling around this past week-end! Have to keep reminding myself we're likely to get plenty more snow in the next month or so...
from Blogs and Blooms:
Starting Seeds with Stamina - more about, you guessed it, seed starting
from the Calgary Herald:
Sewing the Seeds of Urban Agriculture - "Food and the City is an ambitious, impressive, and thoughtful look at the way communities from Paris to Milwaukee have paired city and country life by creating gardens in urban centers."
from Houzz:
Raised Beds Lift Any Garden - Some great photos here to get you exciting about spring! Does anyone know a place to get metal troughs and pieces of culvert pipe? I love the industrial look they add to the garden.
5 Hot Cool-Season Grasses - Consider adding some low-maintenance ornamental grasses to your garden this year. All of these varieties grow in Calgary!
Cream of the Crop Vegetable Gardens - Time to start planning my veggie garden for this year! Mine won't be as fancy as these, but it's fun to dream.
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