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Meet the National Garden Bureau’s “Year Of” Plants for 2026! 🌸🌶️ Have you ever stood in the nursery aisle feeling totally overwhelmed by choices? Do you have a Pinterest board full of inspiration but not sure how to narrow it down? Well, the National Garden Bureau (NGB) just gave us the ultimate planting list for […]
Category Archives: Seeds & Bulbs
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Nov
Nov
Learning how to save the seeds is the ultimate trick to scoring a guaranteed bumper crop of all your favorite garden goodies. Plus, Colin brings another treasure from his garden to try and it’s cuca-amazing! The Cucamelon Craze: You Gotta Grow These! Ditch the boring old cucumber—it’s time to meet its adorable, zesty little cousin: […]
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Oct
Oct
Unlocking the Lunar Calendar: Full Moon Names and Moon Gardening This week on the podcast, we took a journey to the sky, exploring a gardening method that’s been guiding humans for centuries: Moon Gardening. It turns out the moon doesn’t just control the tides; for gardeners, it might just control what you plant and when! Shout […]
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Oct
Oct
“Hi gardeners. I bought garlic bulbs around mid-September and planted them in my garden. They’ve started to grow! Is this a bad thing? What should I do?” Will It’s an excellent question, and one we hear often, especially here in Calgary! Many gardeners purchase fall bulbs—garlic, tulips, daffodils—as soon as they hit the store shelves […]
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Oct
Oct
Seeds, Satire, and Success: Minnesota’s Crop Art! We just wrapped up a fantastic episode diving into one of the most uniquely Minnesota traditions: the incredible Crop Art Exhibit at the State Fair. If you’ve never seen it, imagine meticulous mosaics made entirely of seeds—and it’s a huge deal! The Seedy History This quirky tradition actually […]
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Mar
Mar
Welcome back to the Helpful Gardeners podcast. It’s another episode of garden court and this month we’re tackling HOA’s. WHAT IS AN HOA? Homeowners Association (HOA) is a private, legally-incorporated organization that governs a housing community, collecting dues, and setting rules for its residents, often found in planned communities, condos, or townhomes. They can create […]
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Mar
Mar
Seed Swaps – Growing Community, One Seed at a Time Seed swaps have been around for a looooong time. Even indigenous groups and farmers would share seeds to grow their crops or medicinal plants. Today, seed swaps are commonly organized into large events with one of the most popular being “Seedy Saturday” across Canada. The […]
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May
May
As we’re heading into the highly anticipated planting season, the Helpful Gardeners wanted to send out a little PSA on the common planting errors and how to avoid them. 1. When Planting Directly into a Pot, Make Sure It Has Drainage Holes If you’re creating annual planters this growing season, make sure your pots have […]
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May
May
There has been a word drifting around the greenhouse lately, and it’s “acclimatizing”. What does that mean and how does it benefit your plants especially at transplanting time? Plus, when it does come time to transplant your annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs, what is the best way to go about it? We’ll talk about water, […]
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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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