Sage Advice: Succession & Companion Planting Succession planting staggers the harvest dates of crops to provide a steady supply and maximizes food production from limited space. Multiple crops also mitigate the risk of damage from pests and weather. The following is a sample succession plan that alternates cool and warm season crops to maximize the short growing season in Calgary. Often poor growing conditions such … Continue reading CGGS Newsletter – Spring 2022
Upcoming News The Common Ground Garden Annual General Meeting and Spring Garden Registration are coming up soon. Keep an eye on your email for information. In the Garden Thank you! Thank you to the members who helped distribute the mulch in the garden in the fall of 2021. Thank you, Dave, Doris, Jayne, Jenny, Jim, Joyce, Mark, Maureen, Nancy, Penny, Shirley, Stephanie, and Suzanne! Kudos … Continue reading CGGS Newsletter – Fall/Winter 2021
Around the Garden Herb Garden The herb garden is planted and is growing nicely. Please collect only the quantity of herbs you will use or about 10% of the plant foliage. Garlic! Garlic needs even soil moisture during the growing season but no extra moisture during the last few weeks before harvest. Hardneck varietals grow scapes as they mature. At the end of each scape … Continue reading CGGS Newsletter July 2021
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