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Issue 63: USA & Canada

Harvest Time

Harvest season is the heart of the gardening year. It’s when all the planning, planting, and care finally pays off. For gardeners, it’s not just about collecting flowers, fruits, or vegetables; it’s the reward for months of patience, observation, and nurturing. There’s a deep satisfaction in holding something you grew yourself from seed or clone and knowing exactly what went into it. Whether you’re pulling tomatoes off the vine or digging up fragrant garlic, harvest season connects you to nature and your effort.

This edition offers many insights into this exciting time of year for any gardener. In “A Scientific Guide to Preserving Quality”, Colin Bell explains how to preserve herbs best and get the drying and curing stage just right. Before the harvest season starts, ensure that your plants have everything they need, or eliminate anything they don’t. In “Finishing Strong: Getting Nitrogen Right in Living Soil”, by Gareth Hopcroft, he offers advice on avoiding having too much available nitrogen in living soil towards the end of the plant’s life. 

Whether it’s fruits, vegetables, or herbs, this edition will provide you with tons of tips and advice on how to store and preserve your precious crops so that you can enjoy them for months to come. From harvesting healthy cannabis roots to curing at scale or preserving flowers forever, there are many takeaways from this edition.

If the idea of closing down your garden and having to wait half a year to start up again makes you sad, this doesn’t have to be the end. Take a trip to your local indoor gardening shop. They have everything you need to grow indoors, all year round. 

Happy Harvest!

Harvest Time article spread

In this issue

A Spicy Survival Guide to Preserving Chilies

Having too much to harvest isn’t necessarily a bad thing, is it? Everest Fernandez offers tips and tricks on preserving chilies after an abundant harvest.

Roost Farms

Wheat Ridge, Colorado , United States

Ordering 100 baby chickens helped Chris and Liz McCune turn their dream of running an urban farm into a reality! Roost Farms is a one-acre paradise near Denver.

Operation Grow

Midland, Ontario , Canada

Operation Grow is an innovative, vertical hydroponic farm in downtown Midland that grows more than fresh veg. The non-profit changes the lives of women in need.

5 Cool Ways to Preserve Your Harvest

If everything goes according to plan in the garden, you’ll have a massive harvest at the end of the season. Here are our favorite preservation techniques.

Finishing Strong: Getting Nitrogen Right in Living Soil

As harvest nears, it’s essential to make sure your plant’s nitrogen levels are right. Gareth Hopcroft guides us through managing ‘N’ in living soil.

How To Dry Cannabis like a Pro

It’s the most crucial step in cannabis growing: drying the harvest. Adam Clarke guides us through handling it like a total boss for long-term use and enjoyment.

Seed to Success #2: Jose Dominguez

From Sherbrooke to the Karma Cup podium, Jose Dominguez has spent over two decades turning cultivation into craft and passion into precision.