by GHart | Apr 16, 2021 | Northern Gardening |
Starting and growing Giant Pumpkins Atlantic Giant Pumpkins were developed through selective harvesting for decades by Howard Dill in Windsor, Nova Scotia, my hometown. Since then, the seeds have been grown worldwide and are commonly produce 400-500 pound pumpkins....
by GHart | Apr 6, 2021 | Northern Gardening |
Getting more potatoes per plant Chitting your way to a bigger crop Seed potatoes, or just old potatoes that have sat for too long will grow new plants eventually. Each potato eye has the potential to form an entirely new plant. Most people will plant an entire seed...
by GHart | Mar 17, 2021 | Northern Gardening
Grow Bags Putting your garden in a bag. Grow bags are cloth bags typically made from thick, non-woven, pressed fabrics. In most cases, a thick (7+year) landscaping fabric is used. The non-woven fabric aspect allows for free air circulation around the roots allowing...
by GHart | Mar 9, 2021 | North Hardy Species, Northern Gardening
March is time to start those tomato plantsTips for growing vigorous Tomato plants For most people, March is the time to start those tomatoe plants indoors. These are some of the important bits of information and techniques you may want to think about as you are...
by GHart | Feb 14, 2021 | Northern Gardening
When to start planting seeds – indoors first Are you planning a garden this spring? As last years run on seeds has made the early ordering of your seeds for the coming year is a bit more critical now than in years passed as many vendors sold out and some...
