Calgary Horticultural Society: Lessons learned from a water-restricted summer

Thank goodness for those rainy days at the end of August. With rain barrels filled, limiting water use in September isn’t a terrible situation for gardeners. After all, some years there is frost by Sept. 11. If frost threatens, many gardeners harvest their vegetables and shut down their gardens instead of reaching for protective covers. Cutting back on watering is part of putting the garden to bed for the season. Read More