20 Edible Flowers to Grow in Your Garden

  Looking for pretty plants to grow that you can also eat? Check out our list of 20 edible flowers! 1) Calendula Calendula is an edible herb that resembles a daisy. It provides brilliant yellow colour which can be a great garnish on the plate. It has a slightly bitter, mildly sweet flavour. It also […]

What Is The Difference Between Organic and Synthetic Fertilizers?

It’s pretty easy to get overwhelmed by all the options in the fertilizer aisle! While it may appear all the packages are repeats of one another, the real difference comes down to the ingredients and how they are sourced. You may notice that one fertilizer for tomatoes has a completely different ratio of numbers compared […]

Bug Series: How To Deal With Lygus Bugs

It seems that almost everybody has a certain pest infesting their gardens already this year… the pesky lygus bug. It appears we are experiencing what some may call a “Lygus Bug Apocalypse,” like the one that damaged many Albertan canola crops in 2021.  What Is It And What Does It Damage? The Western Tarnished Plant […]

What Are Those Three Numbers On Your Fertilizer And How Do They Work?

A selection of fertilizers – which to choose? Why do we need to fertilize? Plants growing wild in nature will receive nutrients from the breaking down of organic material in the areas in which they grow. These materials disintegrate over time releasing nutrition back into the soil. When it rains, those components soak into the […]