r/Albertagardening

Has anyone had experience growing Blue Moon Wisteria in Alberta?

How did it go?

I’d love to see your photos

Hello Gardeners,

I have about 40 ft of fence along the back of my property that I'd like to grow some privacy plants along.

My preference would be native alberta options, but this is not a requirement.

Currently, there is a ton of leggy wild roses growing in that area, which makes walking through them unpleasant.

I am looking for some suggestions that would fill in the following

1. low maintenance, low mess. I need something that responds well to aggressive pruning as needed.

2. Well behaved (no suckers thank you so much). There is a golf course along my back fence. I do not want something that will spread aggressively into the golf course and cause maintenance and relationship issues with them.

3. tolerant of growing adjacent to pines. The fence line has an unobstructed view of the sky, however it does not receive full sun due to being shadowed by the pine trees for a portion of the day.

4. no taller than 2m-3m

5. drought tolerant. Once established, i don't want to have to keep watering it

Lots of people say May long and others say when overnight temperatures are consistently over 10 degrees. Would it be okay to go get plants for my planters now or should I wait a few more weeks? Never gardened before and I’d be pretty sad if I killed everything on my first go!

Lots of people say May long and others say when overnight temperatures are consistently over 10 degrees. Would it be okay to go get plants for my planters now or should I wait a few more weeks? Never gardened before and I’d be pretty sad if I killed everything on my first go!

Last year I tried growing shallots from sets. They didn't do very well. Basically just grew a bit larger than the original set size. This year a greenhouse had sprouted seeds /slips so I thought why not give it a try! I know that onions grow much bigger when started from slips, but I'm having trouble finding info on shallots grown from seed. Are they more like garlic that requires multiple seasons to full develop? Should I plant each individual slip separaly like onions, or put a few slips in each hole? ​

Are we able to plant the Costco bulbs now? I saw a bunch of bags out but I don't want to get them now if I can only plant them in the fall.

I am pretty new to gardening so please pardon this question if it's basic! The house I moved to has garden beds that are a bit over run with quack grass. Some perennials literally have quack grass growing out of them. How would you deal with this?

I'm considering watering, removing as much of the rhizomes as possible, including digging up the perennials and sifting through the roots. Then replanting, and applying mulch. Is that overboard? Should I accept that quack grass will always be there and take a less involved approach?

Hello!

The last couple of years I’ve had issues with root maggots devouring my radishes and turnips (hakurei), even when I have been careful not to leave them too long. I tried floating row covers but somehow the larvae snuck in (overwintered maybe?) and I’ve made sure to not plant them in the same part of the garden two years in a row. This year I have them in smaller planter boxes with fresh soil and will try diatomaceous earth too but I was wondering if anyone knew any other tricks for thwarting them? thank you!

Living in a 2b area just north of Edmonton i was curious as to when you are gonna plant annuals outside. I have hundreds of dollars worth of flowers but dont wanna wait until mid- June lol. I was thinking Tuesday? What you say?

Who has the best priced bedding plants in/around Edmonton this year?

I started most of my stuff however a few things I prefer to buy.

Costco is crazy expensive and very limited choices this year. Same with Home Depot.

I haven’t been to BMR or Wallish yet (two of my local fav’s).

I’m trying to help a family member choose some low-maintenance plants for their front planter. It is south-facing and really bakes in the sun in the height of summer, so they need to be quite hardy. Would love something that flowers and maybe something with some winter interest? Native would be great, but not essential. Thanks!