Plant growth time
This vegetable grows super fast in Alberta and is ready in 3–4 weeks.
What is a Radish?
These tools save water by dripping it slowly into soil.
What is drip irrigation?
These “vitamins for plants” must be in the soil.
What are nutrients?
These cold surprises in spring delay planting.
What are late frosts?
Plants dry out because Alberta doesn’t get much rain.
What is drought stress?
This plant takes about 2 months and loves Alberta’s cool weather.
What are peas?
These devices tell farmers when soil is too dry.
What are moisture sensors?
This nutrient helps plants grow green leaves.
What is nitrogen?
Southern Alberta has a lot of this weather that helps plants.
What is sunshine?
When soil gets too hard, plants struggle to grow these.
What are roots?
This crunchy root vegetable takes 70–80 days in Alberta gardens.
What are carrots?
These tractors use satellites to drive straight lines.
What are GPS-guided tractors?
This soil helper is made from old leaves and food scraps.
What is compost?
Plants need extra help with this during hot, dry Alberta summers.
What is watering? (irrigation counts)
Plants turn this colour when they lack nutrients.
What is yellow?
This plant needs warmth, so Alberta gardeners use greenhouses.
What are tomatoes?
These buildings let Alberta farmers grow vegetables all year.
What are greenhouses?
Good soil must be able to remove extra water.
What is drainage?
Alberta’s weather can change from hot to cold quickly.
What is unpredictable weather?
(or temperature swings / Chinook changes)
Too much water makes roots rot.
What is root rot?
This major Alberta crop needs the full summer to grow.
What is wheat (Barley as well)
These flying machines help farmers check fields from the sky.
What are drones?
Farmers do this to find out which nutrients their soil is missing.
What is a soil test?
Farms use this system to bring extra water to crops.
What is irrigation?
This disease affects canola roots in Alberta.
What is clubroot?