Topics in this episode

• OFRE’s public micro-orchard.
• How to get involved with OFRE.
• How to deal with apple maggots.

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Plus, green thumb Christine Allin offers a quick tour of her garden.

Topics in this episode

• Small-space gardens. For more info, check out The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Small Spaces, written by Normandeau and Janet Melrose.
• Grow bags.

Plus, green thumb Terry Jones shares her love of mindful gardening.

Topics in this episode

• How to get involved with Home Harvest.
• Good Note Community Farm.

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Plus, a young gardener and her Monstera.

Topics in this episode

• When should you harvest your fruits and veggies? Here’s a calendar.
• Late-harvest vegetables.
• Salisbury’s workshops, including how to grow a cat-friendly garden.

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Plus, gardener Janene Wagner shops for petunias in Sherwood Park.

Topics in this episode:

• Beneficial bugs.
• Red lily beetles. If you have an infestation, you can report it here as part of an Alberta-wide tracking initiative.
• How to deal with aphids. For more tips, listen to Donna Balzer’s podcast, Helping Gardeners Grow.

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to Grow Facebook Group.

Plus, gardener Alana Dahlen discusses her ongoing battles with red lily beetles.

Topics in this episode:

• Sustainable Food Edmonton, a non-profit group dedicated to building community through urban agriculture.
• Little Green Thumbs, a program to help students grow veggies in their classrooms.
• Winterscapes, an initiative encouraging families to create nature displays during Edmonton’s snowier months.

Plus, green thumb David Kahane talks about his Edmonton food forest.

Topics in this episode:

• Kohlrabi, also known as German turnip.
• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
• The Over Story, a Pulitzer Prize winning book about trees by Richard Powers.
• Science and nature broadcaster Ziya Tong. Listen to an interview with her on The Jann Arden Podcast.

For more gardening tips and tales, join AMA Good to Grow. It’s a down-to-earth, online community where Albertans can connect with likeminded enthusiasts, share success stories, and get advice from experts and Good to Grow members.  

Want to be part of our podcast? Share your gardening storiesor questions with us and you might be featured in an episode. We want to hear about what you’re growing, what you like about gardening and/or any burning questions you might have about growing food or flowers in Alberta. Send an email, audio recording (Voice Memo on iPhone) or video message to goodtogrow@ama.ab.ca.

Happy gardening!

Music composed by: Doug Hoyer

Plus, Niko Palmer shares a story about her community garden in Edmonton.

Topics in this episode:

• Growing zones. Here’s a map of Alberta’s various zones and when to start your seeds.
• Growing corn.
• Here are more of Robert’s tips.

For more gardening tips and tales, join AMA Good to Grow. It’s a down-to-earth, online community where Albertans can connect with likeminded enthusiasts, share success stories, and get advice from experts and Good to Grow members.  

Want to be part of our podcast? Share your gardening stories or questions with us and you might be featured in an episode. We want to hear about what you’re growing, what you like about gardening and/or any burning questions you might have about growing food or flowers in Alberta. Send an email, audio recording (Voice Memo on iPhone) or video message to goodtogrow@ama.ab.ca.

Happy gardening!

Music composed by: Doug Hoyer

Plus, Elyse Abma-Bouma shares a story about her balcony garden.

Topics in this episode:

• Worm castings. Read more about worms and soil microbes on Chelsie Anderson’s blog.
• How to compost.

For more gardening tips and tales, join AMA Good to Grow. It’s a down-to-earth, online community where Albertans can connect with likeminded enthusiasts, share success stories, and get advice from experts and Good to Grow members.  

Want to be part of our podcast? Share your gardening stories or questions with us and you might be featured in an episode. We want to hear about what you’re growing, what you like about gardening and/or any burning questions you might have about growing food or flowers in Alberta. Send an email, audio recording (Voice Memo on iPhone) or video message to goodtogrow@ama.ab.ca.

Happy gardening!

Music composed by: Doug Hoyer

Plus, avid gardener Robyn Couture shares a story about some special peonies.

Topics in this episode:

• Making your own herb butter. Here’s a recipe for butter with shallots, mustard, black pepper and thyme.
• Growing cucamelons.
• How to collect seeds. For more info, check out The Prairie Guide Gardener’s Go-To for Seeds, written by Calgary master gardeners Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau.

For more gardening tips and tales, join AMA Good to Grow. It’s a down-to-earth, online community where Albertans can connect with likeminded enthusiasts, share success stories, and get advice from experts and Good to Grow members such as Melrose and Normandeau. Want to be part of our podcast? Share your gardening stories or questions with us and you might be featured in an episode. We want to hear about what you’re growing, what you like about gardening and/or any burning questions you might have about growing food or flowers in Alberta. Send an

email, audio recording (Voice Memo on iPhone) or video message to goodtogrow@ama.ab.ca.

Happy gardening!