by Cynthia Strawson | Feb 5, 2024 | Gardening
If you’re keen to start your own seedlings for the season, there are a few tricks of the trade that will set you up for success. Keeping your seedlings healthy until they are safe to transplant is fraught with danger. There is no shame in buying seedlings from your...
by Cynthia Strawson | Feb 5, 2024 | Healthy Gardening
When I was doing my graduate studies on the Mediterranean Diet, I lived in southern Italy and, of course, fell in love with the flavours of the region. Finding a recipe to give me that same flavour back home in Alberta was remarkably challenging, but after a few years...
by Cynthia Strawson | Jan 29, 2024 | Gardening
It’s the little things that matter, like starting your seeds in the right mix. The miracle of your newly sprouted seed is happening below the surface of the soil. The first root (radicle) comes out and then a gossamer web of delicate new roots form as the first leaves...
by Cynthia Strawson | Jan 23, 2024 | Gardening
Common advice is to start your seeds several weeks before “last frost.” Even experienced gardeners are left head-scratching over exactly what that means. Here are some easy steps to help guide your indoor seeding plans. You’ll Need: A year-at-a-glance calendar...
by Cynthia Strawson | Jan 17, 2024 | Gardening
Every gardener I know finds partially-used seed packets and wonders if these seeds are still good. Ditto with seeds harvested from last year’s garden. Here’s how you can find out if those seeds are viable and you can expect a plant to emerge, or if they are dead and...
