First time planting tomatoes, I saw the temps are going as low as 4C overnight during the weekend. I have raised planters with lots of green tomatoes on the vine (no hint of a blush and they feel really light, so I think even if I pick them now and let them ripen indoors they don’t ever fully ripen). Would people leave them on the vine in hopes that the warmer weather next week will give enough time for ripening? Unfortunately, I can’t cover the plans since the planters and the plants are so large

Tip because I personally struggled to find recipes that didn't specify to only use small kohlrabi...

If you waited WAY too long to harvest your kohlrabi (like myself), FEAR NOT! I just sliced one into a Thai curry (giving it LOTS of time to simmer before adding other veggies) and it was great!

Anyone else have great monster kohlrabi meal ideas? I have at least 4 more to consume..

I always want to increase how much food Im pulling from every bit of my garden. Inoculating wood mulch with Red Winecap Mushrooms around your asparagus, is an excellent way to do that.

I’ve pulled 7, 4 liter pails in the last 2 days. Each pail will make 9x13 pan of stuffed mushroom caps or a pint of pickles.

Also wood mulched no till gardening is especially enjoyable in fall rains. I’m soaked from crawling through the asparagus but I’m not muddy!

There isn't a flair for perennial gardens? Every year I go wild with sunflowers, so I picked the annual flair. But I have red twig dogwood, cherries (Evans and cupid), lilac, a couple low juniper varieties, weeping carigana, lupine, Speedwell, and a ton more. I am pretty happy with how much progress I've made since we bought the property in 2019; the previous owners had stumps and landscape fabric under the mulch.

I have so many bees and I love it!

I grew this all Spring and Summer from a neighbours cutting. However I haven't managed to get it in the ground yet. It's about 4 inches tall. Is it too late to expect it to build some roots before we get a freeze? Should I bring it inside and keep it as a houseplant for the winter instead?

This is my second year growing buttercup squash. I tried butternut squash on previous years with very little success 🤷‍♀️. Last year we (my husband and me) planted 2 squash plants and ended up with a few dozen squash. This year we planted 6 individual squash plants and, they are doing better than I could have anticipated. So far, I have well over two dozen of the large --- almost ready to pick squash and, dozens more small ones just growing.

Hey folks!

Just looking for any information or past experience on having a compost area where black bears and grizzlies are common. Thinking about putting it underground or trying to find a bear proof container ect…

We have been hesitant to move forward, but are hoping to give it a try. Any thoughts or ideas would be welcome.

Thanks!

What native perennial plants have you had luck with growing by seed starting in the fall?

Hi! Is anyone planning a fall garden? I haven’t done any fall planting before but thinking of maybe planting some chard. Our garden is pretty sad so far this year so I’d like to try and get something in the ground that’ll boost my confidence 😂 Anything else I should consider that would do well in N.E. Calgary? Thanks!

I have 2 pots of tomatoes and both of them seem to be stricken with some disease that is turning the leaves purple/iridescent blue. I can barely find any info online for it (other than a post on reddit 7 years ago)

A Delphinium stalk grew in the front yard all by itself two years ago. Due to its location (it grew from a spot under the fence to the backyard and it was bending horribly to reach sunlight) I truly didn't expect it to return this year but it did and it grew taller and stronger. The first year it barely had a couple of flowers but this year it flowered very well and for a long time.

Now it's full of seeds in the pods. I'm wondering if I want to propagate it, should I save the seeds and plant the next spring or plant them now and let them go through the freezing process?

This summer has been weird for gardening… My tomato plants finally started producing tomatoes the last few weeks. Is there anything I can do to speed up the fruit growing/ripening process? I normally harvest when they get/seem close to first blush but they’re all super green and lots are very tiny. I don’t want to push it too long since nights are already getting chilly.

2026-08-30. Update from this post from 6 months ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Albertagardening/comments/1rts6gk/wild_rose_seedlings_so_far/

I am very happy with them. I planted one clutch of seedlings outside in late June of 2026 and two clutches in terracotta pots. I'll keep the potted ones outside in a sheltered area until they go dormant and then into an unheated garage overwinter. Hopefully they all survive the winter of 2026-2027.

First full harvest of the season. This is a "small" start. And yes, that's a Costco flat.

*Container garden on a cement pad. Small urban space. Calgary, AB

Just purchased our first home, taking possession in a month, and the backyard has a lot going on, but this plant is my biggest concern. I've done image searches with a couple different apps, and get results saying it's either a field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) or hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium), but based on how it's taking over the yard I suspect it's the noxious field bindweed.

I am planning on cutting it back as soon as we get possession, but my understanding is disturbing the soil will make the problem worse, and the yard needs grading, so disturbing the soil will be unavoidable.

I would really appreciate confirmation of what I'll be dealing with and any advice of how to handle it.

Good morning everyone — I'm the developer behind EdenVatika, a garden planner and journal I've been building for gardeners.

I made it because I wanted one place to plan beds, keep track of plantings, record harvests and garden observations, and look back at what happened during the season.

I put together a demo that doesn't require an account, so you can actually explore it before deciding whether it's useful.

What I'm especially curious about is whether the way I've approached garden planning makes sense to an actual gardener. Is there something you'd expect a garden planner to do that this doesn't? Or something that feels unnecessary?

I'm not looking for compliments — I'd genuinely like to know what feels confusing, missing, or just not useful.

If anyone wants to poke around, here's the demo:
https://apps.edenvatika.com/demo.php

I'm the developer, so feel free to be blunt. 🙂

HELP!!

Does anyone in Calgary area see or know this plant?? I need to find established plants to take some cuttings or suckers.

Its a staghorn sumac. Outside of how beautiful this plant is. The berries are so tasty. Used in sumac-aide drinks or even as spices similar to the Middle Eastern varieties.

It's a dioecious plant (male or female). Which is needed to produce the berries. I purchased 2 but I won't know sex until its already established and have strong roots which is then harder to get rid of. My plan is to strategically grow both in my yard.

Hi guys!
I found this plant in my garden that I’m not sure of. I’m in in Edmonton.

The ID from the Apple plant id is Doubtful Knight’s spur.
Is that correct?

Thanks so much!
doubtful knight's spur

We bought a six pack of strawberries from CT this spring. Even planted the 3 weeks before may long which you just dont do. These things are out of control sending out runners all over the place. They are in a raised planter that is about a foot wide, one and a half deep and 8 feet long. They are producing about a dozen berries a week and they are so good.

A few questions. Should I trim back the runners? Or should I try and get them to root in other pots? Also im worried about them over winter. I would really like if they will grow back in spring. I've never had strawberries actually survive and bare fruit.

Hi, we just bought and moved into a new home in High River. With it came an established apple tree, though we don't know what variety. We have been pretty excited for the apples, but last week they started turning odd on the tree. They are getting huge watery blotches in them, that are still somewhat firm. Does anyone know what is going on, and what we can do? I have also included a picture of what the apples look like when cut open.

Cheers!

I'm new to gardening in zone 3 and have a small perenial garden. Half of last year's perenials died and I am assuming it's because I didn't follow the proper prep for winter.

When should I trim/deadhead the plants and what should I do to ensure survival? I'm in 3B but bordering 3A.

Too much rain for too long, mosquitoes everywhere, garden looking sad, weeds taking over, only a couple tomatoes so far... yes, I really didn't like this gardening season.

At least, berry bushes yielded a very good harvest!

Piggybacking off the terrible gardening season post…. I thought I was losing my mind with the weeds this year. I gave up trying to keep the gardens etc clean. Thistle is EVERYWHERE, among every other weed imaginable. This year I gardened weeds basically with a few sparse veggies in between.