(YT)Alberta Urban Garden

Start a Simple Container Garden Early

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:58:24 GMT

As spring progresses it has been a busy time in the garden. I have continued to plant cold hardy crops such as peas, beets, carrots and radish in the garden under limited cover. Although we are still 4 weeks from our average last frost these crops can handle the infrequent plunges below the freezing mark that we can expect. I have also planted my second crop of cold hardy greens under the hoop house and cold frame. Finally I harvested the last of the indoor winter greens and tomatoes to make room in the grow room for the peppers that were put in the containers that they will spend the summer in.
As I was doing this work in the garden I was thinking of other ways to extend my season. The answer became apparent one morning as I was moving my figs and mini-grape plant from my garage outside for the day.
None of these perennials are hardy to my zone but do well in containers. So I over wintered these perennials in our insulated attached garage that rarely drops below -10c or 14F. As the temperatures warmed up I noticed the figs were breaking dormancy and so I sent them outside on days where the temperature was expected to stay above the freezing mark.
This got me thinking about the containers I often garden in. Containers are a wonderful way to grow food. They are small, mobile and can be placed anywhere such as a patio, deck or even balcony.
Using the principals of growing food under cover I will simply swap the hoop house and cold frame for the protection of my garage and get some crops started much earlier than I could traditionally outside. This should allow me to harvest faster and in some cases harvest two crops even in my zone 3 garden.
I have started this method 4 weeks out from my last average frost. I chose to start now as in my area by the time I leave the house at 6:30am the air temperature is more often above freezing than below.
The type of container is not really important however I do prefer these bag type pots. Not only are they easier to handle they are easier to store as well.
To fill them I use the same soil mix as the containers in my grow room ½ recycled potting mix and ½ homemade compost. I usually fill the containers nearly to the top to allow some settling. Where I can hill or mound such as potatoes I fill it ¾ the way through to leave me some space.
There are many crops that do well in containers especially in cooler soil temperatures. I will be planting my potatoes, kale, collards and swish chard.
I will still wait to bring my warm weather crops like peppers and tomatoes out as they are acclimated to warmer weather and even at temperatures well above freezing these plants can get stressed and potentially die. I will wait to bring them out until later in the season.
During the day I leave the pots on my drive way and bring them in if I see there is threat of freezing temperatures.
If in the morning the temperature is still well below freezing I simply leave the containers under protection taking them out when I get home. Infrequent restrictions of light paired with slower growth habits due to cold temperatures should result in limited harm being caused.
If you do not have access to a garage most of these cold hardy crops would do well in a shed or even under a container while small. If permitted you could even bring them inside your home. Make sure to avoid low lying areas where cold air settles and give it a shot.
The advantage of this method goes past just starting the crops earlier extending your harvests. Plants that have been started indoors need to be slowly acclimated to the intensity of natural light through a process called hardening off. These plants will have spent their entire life under natural light eliminating the need to harden the plants off reducing the stress on the plants.
Later in the season I will mulch the surface of the soil to help prevent water loss and return nutrients to the soil. The compost in the potting mix should provide more than enough nutrients throughout the seasons but if struggling I will add some worm castings as a part of the mulch layer.

Related Episodes:
Grow a lot of food in small spaces with Container Gardening
https://youtu.be/TdIFU9301oE

Turn Trash into Garden Gold with Worm Castings:
https://youtu.be/ORu_mdB7cng?list=PL5mfR-r4BXH3UTGH_3UAG6cB8NnlO8M1U

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Preserve Garden Fruit and Vegetables 4 Easy Methods

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:58:12 GMT

With summer coming to an end here in Zone 3 I usually find myself awash with crops. We continue to enjoy harvests as a part of our meals however there is more now than we can eat fresh. In order to support my ongoing goal save money by producing my own food I am in the full swing of preserving so we can continue to enjoy garden produce over the winter months.

Today I thought I would go through some of the methods we use to preserve crops from the garden.

Grape Jam Recipe:
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/09/concord-grape-jam-recipe-grape-jelly.html

Grape Jelly Recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/35158/concord-grape-jelly/

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Fort McMurray Fire and Hardening Off Plants

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:57:58 GMT

This week devastating wildfires burnt through Fort McMurray Alberta displaying nearly 100,000 people with limited notice. Those fires have galvanized a community, country and international community. While responding to the fires I have put off some my garden duties which I will get back to at least in part in this video.

Every spring as the weather warms I start by planting cold hardy crops in march and continue to plant directly into the garden all the way through the season. Some plants however such as tomatoes and peppers do better with a head start in the grow room. As the weather warms it is time to move my warmer weather crops outside for the year.
There is however a little more of a process to follow then just taking the plants outside.
I start hardening off my plants when night time temperatures no longer drop below 5c or 41F bringing them in over night if the temperature is expected to drop below that.
You will want to find the shadiest location in your yard and add put your plants there. The sun outside is much stronger even on a cloudy day than grow lights or in a sunny window.
Over the next few weeks Ill slowly move them out into the yard gradually increasing the direct sun shine they get. This process usually takes me a two weeks.
After they have been acclimated to the sun you can plant them in your garden as long as the last frost has past.
It is important to water lots as the plants will need more now that they are outside and it will help reduce the stress on the plants.

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Grow More Food with Perennial Fruit and Nut Bushes, Vines and Trees

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:57:39 GMT

This time of year I love going out into the garden to check on my perennials to see which ones are beginning to show signs of life. It is a bit of a passion of mine to add to my urban orchard.

This brings me to today’s subject. Earlier in the Urban Gardening Series I touched on how to plan and start your annual crops but purposely left out perennials. With the inspiration of spring that has me thinking about perennials I thought I would touch on planning for perennials in your small space or urban garden.

Perennials are defined as plants that live for more than two years separating them from annuals or biannual plans that you grow and harvest within a year or two. In the context of your garden they are crops that you plant once and they keep producing year after year.

0:05 Introduction
0:07 Defined perennials
0:51 Food Forest Perennials
1:16 Perennial crops that pay for themselves
2:03 Planning for perennials
2:27 Hardiness Zone
3:18 General growth patterns of perennials: Bush Tree and Vines
3:41 Perennial fruiting bushes
4:10 Perennial fruiting vines
5:21 Perennial fruiting trees
6:40 Finding areas for fruit trees, bushes and vines.
7:30 How do they Pollinate
7:57 Methods to grow more perennials in smaller areas
8:08 Growing fruit bearing perennials in pots or containers
9:12 Growing Espalier trees to produce more food in smaller spaces

list of perennials in my garden and status of production: (31 currently)

Apple Trees: light production expected full production when tree is 5-7 years old
Harcourt
Honey Crisp
Combination Apple Tree 7 Varieties

Espalier Apple Tree: expected full production year 3
Honey Crisp
Spartan

Asparagus: expected full production year 2 from 3 year old roots
Millennium (green)
Purple Asparagus
Ravel (white)

Blue Berries: Light production year 2
North Land
North Country
North Blue
Cherry Tree: expected production 5-7 years
Romeo

Fig: Expected production year 2
Magnolia Breba (container) (lower growth)
Violet De Bordeaux Breba Fig (container) (upright growth)

Goji Berry: expected production year 3 from seed

Grapes: expected full production year 4-5
Heirloom Grandpa Legaree
Heirloom Grandpa Lampi
Frontenac
Frontenac Gris
Valiant
Pixie Dwarf Vine (Container)

Honey Berries: expected full production year 3
Borealis
Berry Blue
Indigo gem (container)
Tundra (container)

Raspberries (unknown varieties) Full production year 2
Two Red and one Yellow variety

Rhubarb: Full production year 2
Arctic Rhubarb from Kay Garvin via Dad
Unknown

Strawberries: Full production year 2
Seascape

Future additions to my orchard:

Apple Tree: Grafting
Goodland
Mike’s Apple

Pear Tree:
Paul’s Pear

Lingon Berries

Mint
Moroccan Mint

Fruit and Nut Trees of Alberta Facebook Page
[1] https://www.facebook.com/groups/1484297785164334/

Related Episodes

Urban Gardening Series Playlist
https://youtu.be/zVMjq02541Y?list=PL5mfR-r4BXH0wwN-9IQ--WX-C-4JqTR-7

How to Grow an Espalier Fruit or Nut Tree
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mfR-r4BXH2zbHVmcbp8if3JJf25D7jt

Growing Perennials in Zone 3 Alberta Canada
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mfR-r4BXH1gSII9kPYOu41Vn3P6R3Nv

Starting and Growing your own Seedlings indoors

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:57:26 GMT

Seed starting not only helps me manage my excitement about the upcoming growing season it can actually help save you money as well. Today I am going to go through how I grow seedlings inside to get a head start on my season and methods I use to keep the cost down.

In the last instalment of the Urban Gardening Series I addressed lighting sources and my preference for using the natural light. If you missed that episode i will put links in the description below and at the end of this video.

0:33 Recap How to Buy Grow Lights
0:44 What you need to start your own seedlings at home
0:52 How to save money while starting your seedlings at Home
1:24 Why I buy potting soil instead of making it myself
2:58 How do you know when to start your seedlings
3:47 Crops you can start anytime
4:31 Succession planting crops
5:00 Cold Hardy Spring and Fall Crops
5:19 How to start seeds
5:31 Thinning seedlings
6:20 How and when to water indoor plants
7:26 Fertilizing seedlings indoors

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Related Videos
The Urban Gardening Series Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mfR-r4BXH0wwN-9IQ--WX-C-4JqTR-7

Growing Indoors. How to set up a Grow Room with Grow Lights.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mfR-r4BXH0sQIoFdcU2VYPdR9HYRVDz

[1] Average last and first frost dates in Alberta:
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex10

[2] Pepper Pruning Method to Develop Strong Fast Producing Crops
https://youtu.be/ljFSZKyShV8

[3] Seed Starting Schedule
https://www.westcoastseeds.com/garden-resources/west-coast-seeds-planting-charts/

Equipment Failures, Blueberries, Lingonberries and Garden Photography

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:57:10 GMT

The worse feeling in the world as a YouTube Creator is having an equipment failure while you are shooting a wonderful video and finding out you have to re-shoot the entire things.

Luckily the garden has me busy so I finished off harvesting the snap peas and planted my lingonberries in with the blueberries.

In order to relax a little at the end of a stressful day I picked up my camera and spent some time doing some fun garden photography!

Is Chicken Manure Safe to use in the Garden?

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:56:52 GMT

Chickens as domestic animals have a long history and likely originated in Asia somewhere around 8000 years ago. [1] They are common place on many farms and acreages providing a variety of services including food, waste disposal and their manure and bedding can be source of material for compost. On today’s Testing Garden Assumptions series video I am going to evaluate if chicken manure and bedding as a source of nutrients for your garden and if it is safe to use.

[1] History of Domestic Chickens:
http://archaeology.about.com/od/domestications/qt/chicken.htm

[2] Nutrient content of Manures
http://www.jswconline.org/content/57/6/470.short

[3] Fertilizer Burn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer_burn

[4] Composting Chicken Manure to Kill Pathogens
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096085240100133X

[5] Mortality Composting
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03274.x/full

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Potato Growing Hack to Double Harvests

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:56:40 GMT

potatoes are one of my favorite crops to grow and harvest in my urban garden. Today I am going to show you how I grow my potatoes and double my harvest without having to increase the number of grow bags or space needed.

I start my potatoes in grow bags in the garage usually 4 weeks before the last frost usually in early April. I fill the bags with 1/2 potting mix and 1/2 compost. The compost feeds the plants while the potting mix holds water. I fill them 3/4 the way full.

I then toss a whole seed potato in the soil and just cover it completely. If the eyes are large enough I allow some of the eyes to poke above the soil. Those eyes will form the plant. The extra bag is fairly easy to roll down helping to prevent shading the early growth. it is important to start your potatoes as early as you can in order for this method to work.

During the day I bring the potatoes out onto the drive way returning them at night until the last frost. Once the threat of frost has passed I put them in the garden area.

When the plants are 30cm or 12 inches tall I add more compost and potting soil to mound them. This protects the potatoes growing below from greening which ruins them and can cause irritation if eaten. I don't fill the bags however all of the way though and you will see why in a minute.

Before I get to the tip to double the potato harvest I would like to speak about potatoes in general. Most seed potatoes you can purchase such as these Rosemarie, which are pink and Purple Magic are determinant varieties. What that means is you plant them and they put on one crop all at the same time.

The rosemarie potatoes are a faster producing than the purple magic helping me spread the harvests out. I should be able to harvest these from Mid-July through to late September.

In order to spread out the harvest and double up on crops I have done a few things.

The first is doubling up on the crop I get per bag.

These two varieties are determinant so the first plant I just hilled will only produce one crop below where we hilled up the soil. Meaning you can plant another seed potato above the first effectively allowing you to double up your plants per container and hence the harvest.

So when hilling I don't fill the bags all the way and plant the second seed potato again with some eyes pointing up. After these plants grow I will top off the containers.

I dont do this with all of my potato bags. In fact I chose these 11 litre or 3 gallon 100 percent recycled fabric pots so that I can harvest them earlier than the ones I doubled up on. As you all know I love to spread my harvest out.

It is time to harvest the double bags when the second plant begins to die back.

This method can be done if you are growing your potatoes in raised beds or rows. Simply hill your potatoes and plant the new seeds between the plants.

Container Potato Growing Episode:
https://youtu.be/vVHADGKNx9M

Container Growing for Beginners:
https://youtu.be/TdIFU9301oE

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Plant Buying Day and a special day for me

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:56:26 GMT

When picking plants I like to take a little time and make sure I get the healthiest looking plant with the least amount of damage from pests or shipping.

So on plant buying day which also happens to be a special day for me I love to spend the day away from work and in the greenhouse filling the last 10% of my garden with wonderful plants that I would not have expected to get!

Come along with me on my day and learn the other special thing that happens around plant buying day!

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Grow More Potatoes in Less Space

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:56:09 GMT

Grow more potatoes in your back yard garden with this simple garden hack. Growing on compost lets you build amazing soil for years to come but you can also get healthy organic crops at the same time. Learn how I grow potatoes, zucchini and other squash on my compost piles while the soil breaks down.

This video is sponsored by a Canadian company called Earth Apples. Learn where you can get your Canadian Seed Potatoes at www.EarthApples.com

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Top Gardening Tips

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:55:57 GMT

Today I am going to go through the top 8 tips from the last year as decided by you the Gardening YouTube Community. As i go through the top 8 videos Ill touch on how each one of these videos contribute to the Alberta Urban Garden Motto of Simple, Organic and Sustainable gardening.

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Top Garden Tips Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mfR-r4BXH2_CnQBJguO1QKANFReaQ2f

[1] Fruit Tree Grafting for Beginners
https://youtu.be/885VGccSrvs

[2] Fertilizer your Organic Garden for Free with Banana Peels
https://youtu.be/31u1kWs3mlw

[3] How and Why I use Eggshells to Fertilize my Organic Garden
https://youtu.be/gwVnWBh4-Lc

[4] Does Compost Tea Work?
https://youtu.be/ivGdHo1sXF4

[5] Potato Growing Hack to Double Harvests
https://youtu.be/NSXMH3MXwAE

[6] Grow a lot of Food in a Small Garden – 10 easy tips
https://youtu.be/KRBPgnYBsZs

[7] Installing a Rain Barrel for Beginners
https://youtu.be/K8D6leyW47U

[8] How to Make Easy Compost
https://youtu.be/BjGRhFqCDVg

I Nearly Lost it All

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:55:41 GMT

While repairing my 150 year old working antique Cider Mill a devastating storm rolled through my community causing untold damage to many gardens.

Find out what damage this storm did as it interrupted my family visit and Cider Press.

Lose Weight Gardening

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:55:25 GMT

As many of you have so kindly notices I have slimmed down over the last few months and many of you have asked what I have been doing different in order to lose weight.

So I decided I needed to make a change so that I could continue to keep up with my son and really enjoy exploring the world with him.
When I started this journey I wanted to keep things simple much like in the garden. I try to achieve my motto every day and that is to “move more and eat less.”

Grow More Food in a Small Garden:
https://youtu.be/KRBPgnYBsZs?list=PL5mfR-r4BXH0wwN-9IQ--WX-C-4JqTR-7

Fruit Tree Grafting for Beginners:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mfR-r4BXH2zbHVmcbp8if3JJf25D7jt

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Seed Starting, Tomatoes Peppers and Much More in Zone 3

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:55:13 GMT

Spring is fast approaching and it is time here in Zone 3 to start seedlings indoors. Today I am going to go through the different phases of seed starting I do in preparation for the growing season outside.
Advantages
There are a few advantages to starting your own seedlings. The cost is often lower than purchasing seedlings from a greenhouse, especially if you take advantage of a natural light source. You can also select more unique varieties that just are not available anywhere else. Finally I find it helps me extend the season by enjoying some greenery in the house well I wait for spring.

Trusted Pepper Varieties
Super Hungarian Hot, Stokes Seeds
Jimmy Nardello, Baker Creek Seeds

New pepper varieties;
Italian Pepperoncini, West Coast Seeds
Banana Pepper, West Coast Seeds
Violet Sparkle Pepper, West Coast Seeds
Mira Sweet Pepper, West Coast Seeds

Perennials started from seed
Goji Berries, Sask Goji Power
Hot Pink Berri, West Coast Seeds

Trusted high producing tomatoes:
Sun Sugar Cherry Tomatoes, T&T Seeds
Pink Brandywine, Baker Creek Seeds
Sweet Million, West Coast Seeds

New tomatoes
Sungold Select II, Baker Creek Seeds
Pink Vernissage, Baker Creek Seeds
Taxi Organic Yellow Tomato, West Coast Seeds

Well producing melon's in zone 3
Minnesota Midget, Baker Creek Seeds

New varieties up for consideration
Collective Farm Woman Melon, Baker Creek Seeds
Katanya Watermelon, Baker Creek Seeds
Early Moonbeam Watermelon, Baker Creek Seeds
Rich Sweetness 132 Melon, Baker Creek Seeds

Trusted squash varieties
Large Dutch Yellow Cucumber, Baker Creek Seeds
Dragon’s Egg Cucumber, Baker Creek Seeds
Patio Star Zucchini, West Coast Seeds
Pinnacle Spaghetti Squash, West Coast Seeds

Does Compost Tea Work? Part 2 Fertilizer, Beneficial Bacteria and Big Vegetables

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:52:09 GMT

Two weeks ago I set up an experiment in the testing garden assumptions series to evaluate if both Actively Aerated Compost Tea and Compost Extractions lived up to their main claims. Primarily I looked at if they had potential as a fertilizer and then if the methods allowed you to increase the concentration of bacteria within it.
The two claims I took a look at are not the only ones made by advocates of compost tea. Today I will investigate the other claims made about compost teas before making a decision at the end of this video if I am going to continue or abandon the practice in my garden.

Does Compost Tea Work? Part 1
https://youtu.be/ivGdHo1sXF4

0:36 What about commercial Compost Teas?
1:14 Why culture bacteria using a compost tea method?
1:29 Research refuting the benefits of compost tea.
3:44 The Scientific Method and Occam’s Razor
4:34 I have been using AACT and have seen improvements.
5:02 Does compost tea to poor soil improves it
5:41 Is compost tea good to initially inoculate new soils?
6:17 What about the giant plants people show when they use compost tea
7:17 What about the benefits Foliar Application of Compost Tea
7:23 Can you fertilize your plants using foliar application of compost tea?
8:10 What about claims made about compost tea fighting disease?
9:00 In limited soil areas like containers is there value?
9:27 Summary and Findings

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Related Videos:Is Epsom Salt useful in Organic Gardening?
https://youtu.be/DaCVoCnzav8
Testing Garden Assumptions Series Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mfR-r4BXH3UTGH_3UAG6cB8NnlO8M1U
Supporting Material:
[1] Is Rain Water Safe to Use in the Garden?
https://youtu.be/zu6FZYbqCc0
[2] Kelp fertiliser and amendments in Organic Gardening
https://youtu.be/enhH7iWesCE
[3] Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott’s resource paper on foliar application
http://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/foliar-feeding.pdf
[4] Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott’s resource paper on Compost Tea’s Pesticide use
http://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/compost-tea.pdf
[5] Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott’s resource papers
http://puyallup.wsu.edu/lcs/
[6] University of Kentucky
http://organic.kysu.edu/CompostTea.pdf
[7] Occam’s Razor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor
[8] Variability Associated with Suppression of Gray Mold (Botrytis cinerea) on Geranium by Foliar Applications of Nonaerated and Aerated Compost Teas http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.1094/PD-90-1201
[9] Failure of Foliar-Applied Biostimulants to Enhance Drought and Salt Tolerance in Urban Trees.
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?sid=fc9a8c17-1488-40b2-9ad2-dca34f534594%40sessionmgr4003&vid=0&hid=4205&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3D%3D&preview=false#AN=94717424&db=eih
[10] Garden Professors Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/GardenProfessors/
[11] Garden Professors Blog
http://gardenprofessors.com/

[12] Petri Dish Free to use on google search March 17th 2016
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Agar_plate_with_colonies.jpg

How to Make Easy Compost at Home

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:51:54 GMT

Do you want to make easy compost at home? Check out this video to see how I have fertilized my plants with compost for FREE. Check out our partnership with Earth Apples at www.earthapples.ca

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This potato hack will double your harvest: https://youtu.be/NSXMH3MXwAE

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Work Smart Not Hard in the Garden

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:51:35 GMT

This week I don't have much to do in the garden so I pruned and trained my grapes, pruned my tomatoes and spent some time enjoying the garden.

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Container Gardening For Beginners -- Perennial Fruits

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:51:13 GMT

Growing perennials in containers is not difficult and allows those with limited space such as a deck, patio or balcony to enjoy their produce.

0:24 The Benefits of Perennials
0:32 The Benefits of Container Gardening
0:40 Types of perennial fruit producing crops that does well in containers
1:23 Container size
2:31 Soil for perennials in containers
3:20 Feeding and fertilizing during the season
4:29 Long term maintenance of potted perennials
5:18 Winter protection (high zone and hardy)
6:28 Bringing Plants in during the Winter
6:54 Leaving the Plant outside
7:12 Closing

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Moving Perennial Blueberries and Where is the Alberta Urban Garden?

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:50:51 GMT

On this Vlog I have a few perennial moves to be before the plants but out. So I get to the project moving three low bush blueberries and a honey crisp apple before they bud out.

I also go into some detail on where the Alberta Urban Garden is and why I settled here in Alberta.

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How to get Great Potato Harvests

(YT)Alberta Urban Garden — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:50:33 GMT

Are you looking to grow the best potatoes in your garden? Growing potatoes in containers or garden beds can be simple and rewarding! Learn how to pick seed potatoes, the soil to use and why you hill your potatoes and when to harvest!

Check out our sponsor Earth Apples seed potato products here: https://earthapples.com

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