Looking for ways to use and preserve Rhubarb? I've got delicious recipes for you! Spring on a northern homestead, what a wonderful time of year! In many gardens, the first small harvests begin to happen. Along with Asparagus and Jerusalem Artichokes, another early plant in our gardens is Rhubarb, which we usually start picking in June. Read on to find lots of great rhubarb recipes. Want more … [Read more...]
Growing Saskatoon Berries: Planting, Transplanting and Pruning
Growing Saskatoon Berries - all you need to know about growing this healthy superfood in your backyard! Saskatoon bushes are known by other names such as Serviceberry bushes, Juneberry, Prairie Berries and Shadbush. Their Latin name is Amelanchier alnifolia. And we've got lots of great information about these fruit bearing bushes right here! Want more articles about gardening? Check out … [Read more...]
Top Gardening Tips for Beginners
These top gardening tips for beginners can be a guide on what to consider before buying any plants. If you are a beginner gardener or new to gardening, you may have already been tempted to visit your local garden center to load up with beautiful flowers, fruit trees or vegetable seedlings, right? Hold up a minute....do you know those particular plants and shrubs will thrive in your … [Read more...]
How to Grow Haskap Berries (Honeyberries)
Plant and grow Haskap Berries - the earliest bearing berries of the season. Haskap berries are becoming a more well known berry to grow in the family garden. This fruiting shrub is quite perfect for northern gardens. I wanted to share some tips to help you grow the best haskap berries possible. Haskap berries are becoming more popular to grow in the United States and all over North America, … [Read more...]
How to Maintain a Raspberry Patch – Pruning
Here's how to prune Raspberry plants - fix that overgrown neglected berry patch! How to Prune Raspberry Plants Earlier in June, I had given the raspberry patch a thorough weeding and clean up. Knowing how to prune raspberry plants is an important part of maintaining your berry bed. If you don't tidy up your patch in Spring, you will be amazed at how difficult it will be for … [Read more...]
How to Plant Fruit Trees in the Backyard
Have you ever wondered How to Plant Fruit Trees in your backyard but you're not sure where to get started? Keep reading for all the best tips so you can start cultivating your very own trees for fresh and delicious fruits! Why You Should Plant your Own Fruit Trees The most obvious reason is this: once mature, they'll provide lots of fresh fruit! You can experience the joy of … [Read more...]
Pruning Tips for Your Shrubs and Trees
This post contains everything you know when it comes to Pruning Tips for your shrubs and fruit trees. Check out the info below to become an expert pruner and keep your garden tidy and growing well! Pruning is a valuable skill for any gardener, although I found it quite intimidating in the beginning. But learning how to prune shrubs and trees properly will really benefit them. Plus, it adds to the … [Read more...]
How to Grow Huge Strawberries
Wondering how to grow huge strawberries? Here's the trick you need to know to grow fresh jumbo strawberries! If you love the taste of fresh berries but don't want to pay the high prices at the grocery store, why not start your own strawberry bed in the backyard? Want more articles about gardening? Check out all of our Food Gardening posts here. You can easily grow strawberries in your … [Read more...]
Growing Berries in the North
We can grow great berries in the Cariboo. They just love our climate and if we have a lot of rain in the Spring, our berry crop is fantastic. Usually, berries can take the cooler weather at night time. One of the gardening obstacles we have here is the fluctuating temperatures. It's common here for daytime summer temperatures to be 30C and then go down to 4 or 5C at night time. That's pretty … [Read more...]