Are you a moving into a new home and not sure how to approach the garden? One of the helpful gardeners just bought a home and is not sure how to approach their new garden! Learn how to tackle lawn, existing structures/plants, and where to begin. START INSIDE As a gardener, you most likely […]
Category Archives: Annuals
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Mar
Mar
Starting Flowers from Seed Rounding out our Seed Starting Mini Series is a look into growing flowers from seed! In many ways, this will be a total 180 degree shift from growing veggies and fruit. Flowers aren’t targeted as much by bugs and disease, they benefit from deadheading, and they’re grown more for aesthetic purposes […]
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Feb
Feb
Welcome back to the Helpful Gardeners Podcast! This week, the gardeners explore sprouts and microgreens to figure out why they’re so good for us, how to grow them, and even what they taste like! Plus, find out what microgreen the gardeners identify with the most in the Hypothetical Question of the week. What are Microgreens […]
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Jun
Jun
\Things are heating up in the garden, friends. Plants will require slightly different care in the hotter months, and so will you! You might be feeling less motivated to get out there and maintain your garden. As we wrap up our spring webinar series, read on for tips on reigniting the magic of gardening while […]
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May
May
Seasonal planters are fun to create and a beautiful addition to any patio, porch, or balcony that could use a little more colour. You can sit them on the ground, in a stand, hang them, and even use them to spruce up railing. Usually when we thinking of planters, we think flowers. I’d encourage you […]
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Apr
Apr
If you want to enjoy bursts of colour or freshly grown veggies and herbs, look into adding annuals to your garden! Annuals are plants that complete their life cycle in one growing season. They can add beauty to any part of your yard and benefit your pollinators friends all growing season long. A big thank […]
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Mar
Mar
HEMP NOW AT GOLDEN ACRE Have you wanted to try growing hemp in your garden? We’ve been please to see a growing interest in local gardeners wanting to experiment this year. Right here in Alberta, you can plant hemp from seed until July and harvest either the buds or seeds, depending on what your end […]
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May
May
Ready, Set, Grow! This is typically THE weekend when Calgary gardeners get the green light to put in some long awaited garden work. Of course, every spring is different so we have to take into account factors like weather, the conditions of our tools and soil, and our own health before we get started. Firstly, I’d like […]
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May
May
One of the main things we love about gardening is how limitless our creativity can be. At the end of the day, this is our garden. We make it how we like it and that’s pretty neat. This week, we are focusing on annual planters. Gosh, over the years, we’ve seen some gorgeous planters not […]
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Apr
Apr
Hello eager gardeners! There’s so much action in the greenhouse right now! We have annuals and perennials starting to fill our greenhouse. While it’s still early to plant outdoors, it’s never too early to learn about them so you can be prepared for that green light! So what is an annual plant? Is that the […]
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