Calgary Gardening Adventures

A beginner gardener shares via blog his trials and triumphs, and hopes to learn something about life along the way. And maybe find something edible in his own backyard. Focus of garden (most to least) is vegetables, fruit and native plants.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Early Rhubarb Harvest

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With the very early spring this year, I harvested 5.5 pounds of rhubarb from two plants in the first week of May! Some years the rhubarb has...
Monday, August 25, 2014

Water Beetle?

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My daughter saw this fellow slip out of the garage eavestrough and tumble into the back alley. It seemed to be a water beetle somewhat misp...
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Sunday, September 8, 2013

2013 Year in Review

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Highlights of the 2013 gardening year: Hundreds of Cedar Waxwings filling a half dozen trees before the gardening season begins. ...
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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Mystery Flower

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My mom sent these photos of a mystery flower in her garden in southern Saskatchewan. It is a perennial that someone gave it to her a few yea...
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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Poplar Clearwing Borer (Sesia tibialis)

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This pair of wasp look-alikes was found on a raspberry leaf in the backyard garden. First appearing to be similar to a yellow jacket, I s...
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