LED Grow Light Comparison: SunBlaster vs Active Grow
I have published detailed data on SunBlaster LED grow lights in the past and we had a challenger from Active Grow step forward recently...
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FIELD JOURNAL
Our log of experiences and experiments growing our own food.
Since 2014 we have been growing food on borrowed land in the city. Some of it we sell and some of it we eat. These are the stories of our experiences along the way. Use the search bar on the right to look for posts in the blog that match your interests. For more specific information about our growing methods and record keeping, check out the educational opportunities on our Grow With Us page.
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Dec 28, 202015 min
10 Lessons From the Vegetable Garden: Part 3
One of the pleasures of growing your own food is that there is always more to learn, so we're back with our annual round up of new...
Nov 27, 20206 min
An Experiment in Onion Spacing
We transplant a lot of crops around here if you haven't noticed yet. The numerous benefits of transplanting include improved...
Oct 29, 20203 min
Fall Garden Makeover
One of the projects on my wish list this fall was changing up the bed orientation at our home plot. I'm happy to report that we were...
Sep 30, 20204 min
Grafted Tomatoes Prove Their Worth
One of the experiments we did this year in the field was a comparison of grafted and non-grafted tomato plants. After a season of...
Aug 30, 20204 min
Where Are We Growing? Higher!
Vertical growing has got to be in your game plan if you are aiming to make the most of your garden space, but things can get messy if you...
Jul 30, 20203 min
Vegetables Can Run Relays Too
In my days as a track and field athlete, the 4 x 100m relay was one of my favourite events. It was the only track and field event that...
Jun 15, 20207 min
Winning the War on Weeds
We’ve fought our share of weed battles over the years having grown on 10 different plots, most of which started with serious weed...
May 21, 20203 min
Live Training Begins for Home Vegetable Growers
The big news at the Vegetable Academy this month is the start of our new live training option for members. We've started to offer this...
Apr 13, 202016 min
A Definitive Grow Light Study
Buckle up growers! It’s time to break down the mystery of grow lights and reveal the scientific concepts that we need in order to answer...
Mar 17, 20205 min
Eight Benefits of Starting Your Own Seeds
For growers challenged with short summer seasons, indoor seed starting is an important strategy to help get an early jump on slow growing...
Jan 27, 20207 min
How much money is a vegetable garden worth?
I frequently come across articles touting the social and environmental benefits of growing your own food, but I rarely see any specifics...
Jan 20, 202010 min
What's your gardening personality type?
I have chatted with many growers over the years and there are some particular characteristics that keep coming up over and over. These...
Jan 2, 202014 min
10 Lessons From the Vegetable Garden: Part 2
We're back with another round of vegetable growing lessons after our 2019 season. No two seasons are ever identical so there is always...
Nov 2, 20192 min
The Last Three Tasks of the Season
As soon as our weekly harvesting routines wrapped up this fall, work shifted focus to fall clean up duties. There are a few critical...
Oct 2, 20192 min
Extending the Season with Frost Protection
What a difference a week can make at this time of year in Saskatchewan! We were spoiled with a warm September for the most part so the...
Sep 5, 20192 min
Saying Goodbye to Grass in Our Boulevard Garden
It's hard to believe that it's September already because I feel like I am still waiting for it to warm up. I guess I will have to break...
Jul 5, 20193 min
Rain Finally Falls and Our Three Vegetable Plots Come to Life
I am not sure what is better news this month, the fact that I can walk again after my ACL surgery or that it finally rained. Regardless,...
May 8, 20192 min
Our Garden Planning Goes Digital
The problem we all have with planning our vegetable gardens is that we need to represent both space and time in our charts and/or...
Apr 3, 20193 min
Seed Starting Experiments
Seed starting is now well underway, and as we head into April my planting schedule really begins to speed up. This week, our main crop...
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