Popular in produce-growing areas of the northern United States such as Minnesota, high tunnels are slowly making their way onto Manitoba fruit and vegetable operations.
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High tunnels extend vegetable growing season
Research finds that this alternative to building a greenhouse can add weeks of growing time and improve profits for growers
How to grow a giant pumpkin
Pumpkin growing champion shares tips for getting the biggest pumpkin possible in Selkirk
Want to grow a giant pumpkin? A two-time winner for the heaviest pumpkin at the Roland Pumpkin Fair has tips to grow your gourds to massive sizes.
Going indoors to grow local
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — Providing fresh local produce to Canadians year round could be achieved with a new farming concept that combines horticulture with aquaculture. NutraPonics, which opened in 2015 near Sherwood Park, is dedicated to supplying the local produce market and supporting local suppliers. Since last December, it has been selling fresh romaine lettuce, […] Read more
Coloured netting is picky with light
Photo selective netting gives fruit and vegetable growers something to smile about, says a provincial specialist in fruit crops. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s a win, win, win,” Forrest Scharf of Saskatchewan Agriculture told the Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association’s annual conference in Saskatoon Jan. 15-16. The special netting helps control leaf size, stem length, […] Read more
Saskatoon growers move from bushes to pies
DOG POUND, Alta. — The first things visitors see when they approach Solstice Berry Farm are long parallel rows of saskatoon bushes climbing up a hill toward Rick and Marsha Gelowitz’s home. The family’s quarter section of hayland between Crossfield and Dog Pound was converted to a saskatoon orchard in 2003. “We had done our […] Read more
Hairy tomatoes come with built-in protection
The hairs on a tomato, which are called trichomes, have defensive capabilities for deterring insect threats
Anyone growing tomatoes has likely observed the profusion of tiny hairs. University of Guelph plant breeder Steve Loewen says there are good reasons for their presence. In science speak, the hairs are known as trichomes, and there are two main types: glandular and non-glandular. Both types appear on the stems and leaves and can be […] Read more
High tunnels help growers harvest year-round
In the right greenhouse, some cold-hardy vegetables can be grown in winter without additional heating
ORILLIA, Ont. — High tunnels are not just about extending the growing season for market gardeners. In latitudes where the sunlight allows, some are now harvesting crops year round with no supplemental heat. Adam Montri operates Ten Hen Farms at a latitude of 42.8 degrees north in central Michigan with his family. He is also […] Read more
B.C. producers juice up CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos
Tabletree black cherry juice | B.C. producers and juice makers sell to Canadian Football League coach for use as an anti-inflammatory
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Matt Reilly is known for running the ball in the face of unlikely odds. Will a shot of cherry juice from a Creston, B.C., company help protect him from injury and heal his bruises? Eskimos head coach Chris Jones may have that in mind. Tabletree Enterprises co-owners Gary and Susan Snow, who […] Read more
