In The Garden

Lettuce is one of the easiest, fastest, and most rewarding vegetables to grow from seed in Canada. It thrives in cool weather, takes up minimal garden space, and offers flexible harvesting options—from tender baby salad leaves to full, crisp heads. Download | How to Grow Lettuce | Complete Growing Guide (PDF) For Canadian gardeners, lettuce is particularly valuable because it doesn't need summer heat to thrive. In fact, lettuce performs best during the crisp temperatures of spring and late summer into autumn. Seeds can be planted early in the season, and additional sowings can provide repeated harvests throughout much of...

Carrots are one of the most rewarding cool-season vegetables to grow from seed in Canada. They take up relatively little garden space, tolerate cool spring weather, and can be planted more than once for harvests stretching from early summer into late fall. Download | How to Grow Carrots in Canada | Complete Guide (PDF) The secret to growing great carrots begins below the surface. Loose, well-drained soil allows roots to grow straight and develop properly, while consistent moisture is particularly important during germination. Carrot seedlings also need enough room to develop, making thinning an essential part of growing a healthy...

Download | How to Grow Cucumbers | Complete Growing Guide (PDF) Cucumbers are one of the most productive warm-season vegetables you can grow in a Canadian garden. Once summer heat arrives, healthy cucumber vines grow quickly and can produce an impressive harvest of crisp fruit for salads, sandwiches, pickling, and fresh eating. Unlike tomatoes and peppers, cucumbers grow quickly enough that Canadian gardeners often have a choice: start seeds indoors for an earlier harvest or sow them directly into warm garden soil. The key is patience in spring. Cucumbers love warmth and dislike cold soil, frost, and unnecessary root disturbance....

Download | How to Grow Peppers in Canada: Complete Guide (PDF) From sweet bell peppers to fiery Ghost peppers, peppers are one of the most exciting crops to grow from seed. They thrive in summer heat, grow well in gardens and containers, and offer an enormous range of colours, flavours, shapes, and heat levels. For Canadian gardeners, the biggest challenge is time. Peppers are warm-season plants, and many varieties—especially hot peppers—can take a while to germinate, grow, flower, and produce mature fruit. Canada's shorter growing season means getting an early start indoors is particularly important. Fortunately, with an early start,...

Download | How to Grow Tomatoes in Canada: Complete Guide (PDF) Few vegetables say summer quite like a freshly picked tomato. Whether you're growing sweet cherry tomatoes for snacking, meaty Romas for sauces, or massive Beefsteaks for sandwiches, tomatoes are one of the most rewarding crops in the home garden. For Canadian gardeners, our short growing season means timing is everything. Tomatoes love heat and cannot tolerate frost. Starting your seeds indoors and transplanting established seedlings out after the spring warmth arrives is the secret to a bumper harvest. This complete guide covers everything you need to know about growing...