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Northern garden tips boost growing in cold climate
Chetwynd Echo outlines methods to improve northern B C gardening conditions. Raised beds with free draining bases, 6 inch drainage stone, and 10 inch soil depth. floating row covers, mulches, and black plastic to heat soil. Wind reducing fences, cloches, cold frames, and even heating cables or greenhouses aid early growth. south facing slopes and timing of nitrogen feeding also matter. Readers invited to share techniques by emailing sisterbarb2002 yahoo.ca.