Gardening in the Alberta Urban Garden

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Come along with us as we explore gardening in Zone 3 here in Alberta! With the short season and tough conditions it is an absolutely rewarding experience!

Used Coffee Grounds How to Use Them to Enhance and Fertilize Your Garden Soil for FREE

Today we are going to talk about using spent coffee grounds in your garden and what benefits are. Lab Report: http://www.albertaurbangarden.ca/wp-content/upl...

Is Epsom Salt Beneficial for Organic Gardening?

Can Epsom salt fix Magnesium deficiencies? Can you Fight Diseases by the Foliar Application of Epsom Salt? Does Epsom Salt help Increase Nutrient Absorption ...

Comfrey an Organic Fertilizer and Mineral Accumulator you can Grow at Home

Commonly comfrey is cultivated for two uses and promoted by growing methods like Permaculture. Comfrey is often used in organic gardening as a fertilizer and...

Tomatoes Gardening For Beginners [Gardening] Finding Your Gardening Bliss With Raised Beds For Novice To Experienced - Curious Cultivator -

Raised Bed Gardening For Beginners. Site Selection, Organic Soil and Mulch

Its that time of year that people get inspired to start their first gardens. With all the information out there where do you even start? Today ill go through...

Propagating and Splitting Perennial Strawberries, Mint and Iris

This time of year I know as a gardener I am eagerly awaiting my last frost date. In anticipation of this wonderful milestone in the growing season it’s a gre...

Weeds can become a pain in the garden and even ruin this wonderful hobby. This week I take a look at no till weed management so you can STOP weeding your garden!

Manage Garden Weeds Organically with No Tilling so you can Stop Weeding !

Do you want to know how to weed your garden organically with no chemicals. its quite simple and focuses in on a few methods, mulch, grass removal and some li...

New Fruit Trees Espalier Small Spaces 27 Ideas

Espalier Apple Tree How to Plant and Trellis for Small Space Gardens

Espalier is an ancient method of shaping a woody plant to fit certain spaces. Traditionally these are fruit producing trees and they are shaped using trellis...

How to Build A Metal Conduit Garden Trellis for Vertical Growing & Hand Made Nylon Netting - You

How to Build an Trellis using Electrical Conduit Simple and Cheap

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlbertaUrbanGarden This is great for peas, melons, squash, pumpkin, beans and much much more. Growing in raised beds is a ...

Green Manure or Cover Crops are a great way to grow your own fertilizer among other fantastic benefits. Research into cover crops has been extensive and well thought out find out all of the benefits science has proven!

Green Manure Cover Crops Organic Sustainable Soil Fertilizers

Cover crops have been used for years to organically enhance soils and add nutrients. The practice is said to be one of the more sustainable ways to produce c...

Gardening in containers is not only a great way to start gardening but allows you to grow in any small space! find out how easy it is to grow your own food on a deck, patio or balcony!

Grow a lot of Food in Small Spaces with Container Gardening

Grow a lot of Food in Small Spaces with Container Gardening If you have access to a patio, balcony or deck these small spaces are great for container gardeni...

How To Urban Garden Do you have insect, grub or other pests destroying your garden plants. These simple tips of passive and active pest management have helped me become chemical.

How to Grow Herbs Simply Indoors

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Starting Tomato Seedlings - Getting a head start on your Heirloom Open Pollinated Seedlings

In most of the lower growing zones it’s nearly time to start your tomato seedlings indoors to get a head start on the season. Today I am going to give you so...

Have you ever wondered what organic fertilizers and NPK are? Today we take a look at them prior to presenting lab results for used coffee grounds, coffee and comfrey!

Organic Fertilizer and NPK what it is and how to calculate it

On todays episode we are going to talk about Organic Fertilizers and what and how to calculate NPK. According to Colorado State University an organic fertili...

Itching to get in the Garden? Did you know you can plant cold hardy crops like peas, onions, garlic and many leafy greens before you hit your last frost date? These crops won't be hurt by the frost and they allow you to get a head start on the season!

Gran's Quick Tip for Early Planting

My Gran's (Grandmother) favourite tip is to plant cold hardy crops as early as possible. Did you know you can plant cold hardy crops like peas, onions, garli...

Kid Friendly Snack Ready gardening will inspire our kids to love gardening and have a healthy respect for our food. Find out how simple it is to inspire the next generation!

Planning a Kid Friendly Snack Ready Garden

Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlbertaUrbanGarden Gardening is a fantastic hobby that I love. In fact some of my most cherished memories ...