Category Archives: No Till Gardening

Rossdale Farm | Growing broccoli on the prairies

March 1, 2023Tags: brassicas, growing broccoli on the prairies, heavy weight insect netting, insect netting canada, no till gardening

Rossdale Farm – Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, radish and kohlrabi are all members of the Brassicaceae family. Another member of this family is canola. Plants in the same families are susceptible to the same diseases and insects. What does this mean as a gardener on the Canadian prairies? The insects and diseases that affect canola...

Rossdale Farm | Why no till gardening?

December 1, 2022Tags:

Rossdale Farm – I have always loved growing food. The taste, the time spent outdoors, the individual quirks of each vegetable in the garden. But for a long time in my life, I thought I hated gardening. Enter no till. It removes the labour. There is very little weeding as annual weeds are blocked from...