We all get carried away waiting for spring.
Quinoa is available in the grocery stores.
Two years ago I grew it in pots from grocery store grains.
This past year I used the more decorative kind,but did not get as much grain. Planted late etc.
Caroline

Thanks Caroline! I always wondered if i could germinate the stuff i bought from the grocery store! Saves me buying it separately!

Curls -Don't blueberries grow wild where you live .They certainly do here. I would think that the cultivors would be also be hardy by next winter if you're starting them now . I'd plant them in the ground and cover them next winter with a mulch if you're worried.

People grow the cultivars here without any problems that I'm aware of. Good luck Lois

Lois! No i don't think they grow wild here... It may simply be a bad idea to try LOL, but I also have lavender growing that also isn't supposed to be hardy :) - though i doooo have a ton of trees making my soil acidic... tempting! maybe if i can find my vesey's catalogue with the code...

So I am not the only one with the shopping frenzy! I ordered a bunch of seeds (more then I can handle), asparagus roots, and strawberries from William Dam. I got all my supplies for starting seeds ready. Now I am just waiting for the seeds to arrive!

Anyone found it hard to balance between gardening and all the other things you want to do in the summer? I booked one camping trip this morning and we want to do at least another 2, but then I keep on thinking about the garden and worry about missing planting out / watering / harvesting!

I've held back... Everyone on here says don't buy a cheap greenhouse... So i'm saving up for my year-round geodesic dome! THe internet is a DANGEROUS place!

Still want to buy Grapes, Haskup, and Blueberries, but i may just wait until the garden centre has em! We're away first 2 weeks of april and i don't want to start tooo many seeds!

I WILL build a hoop coldframe - it looks too easy not to!

Curls, check the conversation forum - we had a "bubble" a few years ago! LOL

Marcia! Thanks for the laugh, but now i'm jeaolous of the beautiful gardens!

The itch is worse! I even let my 2 year old pick out some veg seed at Canadian tire :)

If i remember right, those are Pudge's gardens. Gorgeous, eh? :)

Hope this pastes in okay...

Berries for Alberta

Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.)

There are three types of blueberries that will grow in the Edmonton area: lowbush blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium), highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum), and a hybrid cross of highbush and lowbush. Lowbush blueberries are native to Alberta, extremely hardy and produce small but very flavourful fruit. Highbush blue berries will grow up to 6 ft. high and will produce more and larger berries though they are less hardy. Hybrids such as ÂNorth Sky and ÂNorthland are hardy and good producers, growing to about 3 ft. in height. All blueberries will need a very acidic soil (ph 4.5) in order to thrive.