Growing Rhubarb

Growing Rhubarb in your garden easy, inexpensive and rewarding. Grow Your Own Food is an information series on Gardening in Canada that covers every aspect of growing your own food at home. I help you every step of the way so that you can have the garden you dream of. Rhubarb has had a bit…

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How To Grow Rhubarb

rhubarb

We look at how to grow rhubarb, an easy to grow, cold hardy and drought tolerant perennial vegetable that produces for up to 20 years. It is one of the first spring foods that can be eaten from the garden and freezes well so you always have a supply on hand year-round. How To Grow…

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How To Grow Peas

baby peas growing in the garden

We are discussing How to Grow Peas, another cool weather crop that we can plant in early spring. It is an easy to grow crop that with some planning you can have a second late season harvest. Types Of Peas to Grow Peas have various growth patterns. They can be trailing and bush varieties. Vining…

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Mulching, Weeding & Saving Seed

mulching in the vegetable garden

Mulching your garden is one of the most beneficial ways to conserve water and reduce weeds. Grow Your Own Food is an information series on gardening in Canada that will get you started on the right foot and help you every step of the way to having the garden you dream of!   We are…

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Harvesting the Garden

Having a plan when harvesting the garden makes easy work for a large job. Grow Your Own Food is an information series on gardening in Canada that will get you started on the right foot and help you every step of the way to having the garden you dream of!   Heading into fall there…

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