PLANTING INFORMATION
Know your Zone
Find your zone on the Proven Winners website through this link:
https://www.provenwinners.com/learn/usda-hardiness-zones/zone-map
Filler, Thriller, Spiller
Learn about Filler, Thriller, and Spiller on the Proven Winners website:
https://www.provenwinners.com/Container-Design
This design technique utilizes three different types of plants to create well-rounded, eye-catching arrangements that bring professional flair to your container gardening projects.
Haskap Cross-Pollination Guide
Most varieties are not self-fertile, requiring pollen from a different, compatible variety blooming at the same time to set a good crop; while some might produce a few berries alone, cross-pollination dramatically increases yield and fruit size, so planting two different, compatible types nearby is essential for a real harvest.
​https://gardening.usask.ca/documents/Haskap-bloom-ripe-charts.pdf
Plum Cross-Pollination Chart
You need to cross-pollinate most plum trees because they require pollen from a different, compatible plum variety (or sometimes another stone fruit) to set fruit, leading to bigger, more abundant yields, even for some technically "self-fertile" types, ensuring better genetic diversity and fruit quality. While some plums are self-pollinating, planting another compatible plum variety nearby dramatically increases fruit production
Ripening Chart
Weather conditions may shift ripening a week earlier or later. If growing Haskap further from a zone 2-3, it may be best to compare it to other fruit crops to estimate ripening in your location. Fruits usually hold on for 2 weeks after ripening, sometimes longer if the weather is cooler.
https://gardening.usask.ca/documents/Haskap-bloom-ripe-charts.pdf
Ongoing Winter Tasks
These are tasks that can be done continuously throughout winter in your yard and garden.
Ongoing Summer Tasks
These are tasks that can be done continuously throughout summer in your yard and garden.
Petunia Care
Sunlight, Water needs, Fertilizer, and a haircut. Video information on how to succeed with Petunias.
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10 Basic Elements of Garden Design
Understanding and employing the basics elements of garden design will transform your garden from a collection of plants into one beautifully crafted, cohesive space. We’ll review ten principles that are critical to successful landscape design, and you’ll learn what key terms like texture, contrast and viewpoint mean as they relate to garden elements.
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https://www.provenwinners.com/learn/top-ten-lists/10-basic-elements-garden-design
Container Gardening - The Complete Guide
Container gardening lets you add visual interest anywhere you want to draw the eye or direct traffic.
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Plants For Tight Spaces
Looking for just the right plant to fit in that narrow space along your front walkway or unique plants to tuck into a retaining wall? Find those and many more in this pictorial guide to plants for tight spaces.
https://www.provenwinners.com/learn/finding-right-plant/plants-tight-spaces
Plants Southern Central Prairies Vegetable Planting Guide
A guideline for seeding, sowing, transplanting, and harvesting in zones 2-3.
Please note: The regional planting charts are intended to offer general guidance for garden planning, but they do not account for exceptional weather circumstances and our changing climate.
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Courtesy of: West Coast Seeds
Planting Southern Central Prairies Flowers & Herbs
A guideline for seeding, sowing, transplanting, and blooming in zones 2-3.
Please note: The regional planting charts are intended to offer general guidance for garden planning, but they do not account for exceptional weather circumstances and our changing climate.
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Courtesy of: West Coast Seeds
How to grow tomatoes in a pot - The ultimate guide
One of the most anticipated rites of summer is harvesting the first homegrown tomato. Even if you have limited outdoor space, you can still grow tomatoes in containers on a deck, patio or apartment balcony.
​https://www.provenwinners.com/learn/growing-tomatoes-in-pots
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