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Growing

Location is everything! Not every window is equally good for a window garden, let's see where to grow an edible window garden.

Where to grow an edible window garden

Grow an Edible Window Garden

Heirloom tomato varieties we grow in a northern garden in Alberta, Canada. Many have become our favorites in taste and production.

Heirloom Tomato Varieties We Grow In a Northern Garden

Tomatoes ripen nicely after already being harvested. They also still taste better then the store bought ones. Learn all about how to ripen green tomatoes.

How To Ripen Green Tomatoes

Tomato root rot is fatal and contagious. Learn what it is and how to prevent it. Tomato root rot is not something you want to take lightly.

Tomato Root Rot

Here you will find answers to why do Tomatoes Crack and Split as they Ripen, how to prevent it and what to do with those split tomatoes.

Why do Tomatoes Crack and Split as they Ripen

Tomato Blossom End Rot

Tomato Blossom End Rot

A cold frame for tomatoes makes all the difference between green or sun ripe tomatoes. Use a cold frame in cold climate all throughout the summer.

A Cold Frame For Tomatoes

The DIY wicking bed for the greenhouse is a great self watering raised bed. Filled with good soil mix it waters the plants from the bottom up.

DIY Self-Watering Wicking Bed for the Greenhouse

Here are 9 simple tips for growing tomatoes successfully in cold climate and harvest sun ripe tomatoes in the summer. Happy tomato growing!

Growing Tomatoes in Cold Climate

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