Canmore Community Gardening Society
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It is rhubarb time again in the Bow Valley! Last year in my post I said to harvest by cutting the stalks. I have been corrected. You want to grab the stalk close to the ground and wiggle it loose, pulling out as much…
In Canmore, we don’t have as many pests as they have in warmer climates, however we do have some. This blog will review some of the bad bugs we have in our Community Garden, and what we can do about them. When we notice…
It’s time to dig yourselves out of hibernation and come out for a fantastic fun night at the 2014 Canmore Community Gardening Society Fundraiser! Featuring the talk “Be A Weed” by founding member and Farm Box owner Chrystel Vultier, a dance party with local…
Communal Gardeners, we have lots of zucchini. If you look deeply into the plants, or under the weeds, you will find the largest specimens. Right now we are in the midst of a late-summer heat wave, however this is bound to end soon. When…
A very long time ago, in a galaxy far far away… I was at a dinner party at my friend Ginny’s house, and one of the dishes she made was a fritte. That’s what Italian-Canadian farmers call them. The rest of us say frittata. …
Potatoes are formed and can be harvested once they start blooming. However you can leave them in the ground a lot longer, until the plants die back, and the potatoes will keep growing. They can be safely left in the ground for up to…
Grilled Vegetable Salad Last night I made what is possibly the most very best version of the Grilled Vegetable Salad I have ever made. Ever. I saw a recipe for something resembling what I make a couple of years ago in the local newspaper…
We have loads of greens growing in the Communal Garden right now so I thought I would write a bit about salad and greens and herbs. Lettuce and other greens grow really well all season long in our cool climate. As soon as the…
June is Rhubarb Season! And don’t let me catch anyone paying their hard-earned money for rhubarb around here; the stuff grows feral all over the place in Canmore, almost as prolifically as dandelions. Grab a knife and a bag or a basket and…
A lot of people move to Canmore from “nicer gardening” climates and don’t realize it is totally possible to have a great garden, even here. Look around you, this part of the world we inhabit has a super-lush amazing ecosystem. You just need to…