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Owl Creek Farm 2024 Garden
Weather & ClimateGreenhouseLife in AlbertaGardening

The Garden & Greenhouse this Week

July 17, 2024 2 min to read

I, for one, am glad we live so far north during this extended North American heatwave. It’s still miserably hot during the day, but as soon as the sun goes …

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Owl Creek Farm 2024 Garden
GardeningLife in Alberta

When you’re not disappointed with a disappointing garden

July 1, 2024 3 min to read

Happy Canada Day! I’m talking softly here so the garden doesn’t get it’s feelings hurt. It’s trying it’s best but the weather has just been a total jerk (that is, …

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Owl Creek Farm 2024 Garden
Life in AlbertaGardeningWeather & Climate

Very late freeze

June 26, 2024 1 min to read

I’ve seen it mentioned that Canada is the “canary in the coalmine” for climate change (excuse the unintentional alliteration there), and our extremely unusually mild winters have made it clear …

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The vibrant green aurora borealis illuminates the night sky over Owl Creek Farm, with clouds partially obscuring the display.
AnimalsGoatsHarvesting & PreservingLife in Alberta

Autumn Aurora Borealis

October 17, 2021 3 min to read

Hello readers! My best intentions to write regularly always fall apart when life happens and I have things to write about. We have been steadily getting ready for winter, like …

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A fenced vegetable garden with young plants thrives under a cloudy sky, set against the backdrop of a vast field by Owl Creek Farm.
GardeningLife in Alberta

Weeding

July 6, 2021 4 min to read

Back in 2008, in my very first garden blog post, I said that I hated weeding. And that was true for a lot of years. Weeding is not easy on …

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Potato field by Owl Creek Farm 2024
GuidesLife in Alberta

Growing Potatoes

May 16, 2021 10 min to read

Growing Potatoes in Alberta Zone 3: Master potato gardening with this complete guide! Get all the tips you need for a bountiful harvest.

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A sprouting potato from Owl Creek Farm, with small eyes and shoots, rests on a white background.
Gardening

Compost that scrap – or regrow it?

June 24, 2014 2 min to read

If you’re tossing all your scraps into your compost pile, read this before you toss any more! Here’s some of my favourite things to regrow, though many more plants can …

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an image of a bowl of potato soup that has bacon and cheese in it, and a roll next to it by Owl Creek Farm made in DALL-E
Soups & StewsFamily Cookbook

Bacon Potato Soup

September 8, 2008 5 min to read

Warm up with easy to make Bacon Potato Soup! A cozy, hearty recipe perfect for winter evenings and comforting family dinners.

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Gardening

General growy-ness

August 15, 2008 2 min to read

Just a general update on how things are going in the Garden of Eatin’ today. The weeds are taking over. I need to get out there and attack with the …

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General

How to get your vinyl floor to shine with potatoes

August 3, 2008 2 min to read

I’m afraid the dog ate most of the visuals before I could get pictures, so please just imagine if you will…. To start, go out to your potato patch and …

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Gardening

Still here

July 11, 2008 1 min to read

Not much to say…very busy with non gardening stuff! The garden is still doing great, I have about 6 or 7 zucchini , 2 summer squash, a bazillion tomato flowers …

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GeneralGardening

I died.

June 28, 2008 2 min to read

Really. When I saw the thermometer in my van and it said 106F, I died. Thankfully the a/c brought me back. Well, maybe not so much, it’s still 80 degrees …

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