Living in a cold climate cold is a constant challenge in the garden. We share many methods about how we survive blizzards and protect plants from frost. In this blog article, we want to particularly address the cold spring challenge in the garden. If you prefer listening to reading, you can ...
Frost
2 Top Things to Keep a Greenhouse From Freezing
When we started our adventure to build (well, more like rebuild) a 4 season greenhouse back in 2014, we were sure that heating would play the most important role in keeping the greenhouse from freezing in our cold zone 3 winters. Guess what, it is not! Are you surprised? Well, we did not ...
Plant Protection From Frost
Plant protection from cold and frost is an important subject for cold-climate gardeners. There can always be another frost after the "last day of frost" and before the "first day of frost". What are some easy methods to extend the growing season of the annual vegetable garden and grow healthy plants ...
Blizzard Conditions In The Garden
Living in Alberta Canada, blizzard conditions in the garden are a common threat. We have experienced it in spring as well as in fall. There is the possibility of snow in every month of the year. Our first spring here in 2008 we had beautiful weather in mid of April . We were excited to finally ...
How Different Plants Survive Frost
What to do if there is frost in the forecast? First, know your plants. We are talking here about the annual vegetable garden and some common flowers. Plants react very differently to frost. Also, young plants seem to be more resilient. When you know how your plants survive frost, it is easier ...
Hoar Frost and Rime Ice Beauty
A blogging friend from Texas was sharing her December garden update. Greens and herbs along with some tomatoes are happily growing there. Really!? I mean it looks great, just like our garden in - July! I am trying hard not to be jealous. Our garden is covered in hoar frost. I told her that. She ...
Winter Growing in Zone 3
Winter gardening is growing food with some protection in the winter even under snow and temperatures down to zero. It is very cool and I am all for it. However, we live in an area where it is IMPOSSIBLE to grow a traditional winter garden outdoors :(. -40 degrees is just too cold. Too many growers ...
Garden update – September 30, 2013
The growing season is over - frost is here. However, there is still lots going on in the garden and greenhouse. We are not giving up just yet. Plants react very differently to frost (you can read more about it here), so even though there is frost we are still growing. The peas that I planted in ...
