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@Oddball The link below is a start. On the left is the census track, on the right is Calgary (CY). There's a drop down menu with many categories that one can peruse. Then, there is the ability to change geography by postal code. There's a map for each census tract, which I try to match to...

Census Profile 2016 "The Properties" consists of 4 communities in NE Calgary, named after 4 mountains. Boundaries, McKnight Boulevard NE, 16 Avenue NE, 36 Street NE, 68 Street NE. I believe that the development of these 4 communities began in the 70s. Calgary Whitehorn census tracts...

12MAY2018 I wonder what these could be???

I'm impressed with the glasses supporting the shelf below the window. I love practically.

05/May/2018 Hardening off Brassicas - ready to transplant Tomatoes - a bit leggy - starting to flower Peppers, zucchini, etc

2016 census visible minority Calgary NE, North of McKnight and East of Metis Trail by census tract(s) and community . Calgary Saddleridge census tract 8250038.32 - a portion is missing and included in Cityscape, Redstone 8,440 Population 7,560 visible minority 90% 4,905 South Asian 1,265...

29/APR/2018 Soil temperature in raised bed and containers - 10C 2 experiments: 1) leaving my tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, eggplant, in the basement grow, with the light set to flowering. 2) harding off my heavy frost tolerant plants, kale, brussels sprouts, in preparation for early planting on...

^^^ Yours look great! Mine, yellowing, are eggplant, zucchini, and celery. The others didn't visibly suffer. That said, the eggplant and zucchini are flowering and I believe they will be fine. Too much stress! I can't wait to spend time outdoors.

21/APR/2018 grow room Tomatoes, peppers, Brussel sprouts, zucchini, eggplant, kale, celery, among other things. Weather permitting, close to hardening off. Some plants are a bit yellow - maybe over watering?

^^^ The blue banana kills me! Starting with: Calgary or Edmonton CMA - take your pick Followed by: Calgary Edmonton Corridor - CEC The Blue Banana - TBB The Greater Blue Banana - TGBB (the light blue peel including Athabasca and Fort McMurray) Very similar parallels to the description of...

@ Social Justice Calgary Martindale breakdown by census tracts 2 census tracts Boundary West - Metis Trail North - 80 Ave South - 64 Ave East - Falconridge Blvd Population 2016 Census 15,020 11,865 visible minority 79% 8,140 South Asian 1,395 Filipino 800 Black 395 Latin American...

^^^ Last year, I started my basement grow near the end of march. This year, I started earlier. Whether it's a good idea remains to be see. Half of my grow belongs to a next door neighbour in his 80s. We're Mutt and Jeff. He, a former market gardener from Bassano, and me, new to the game, a...

Grow room 01/Apr/2018

I posted this in the Canada forum on SSP - I think it belongs here as well Calgary CMA 2016 population 1,374,650 Visible minority 34% Calgary City 2016 Population 1,222,405 Visible minority 36% Below was as far as I was able to drill down to my neighbourhood, NE Calgary. Very suburban and in...

An interesting video of a couple in Drummondville PQ with a beautiful front yard vegetable garden. 10 minutes in length.

^^^ This works well for empty nesters or those with older children who no longer play in the backyard. If you're into growing edibles, but at the same time, are raising young children that need play space, the children are the priority. I encourage everyone to grow something edible, starting...

Common issues #2 Leaf miner There's not much point in in gardening if one doesn't address issues. In the above photo, the large raised bed in the right. Leaf miners. I identified the issue far too late. A moth lays it's eggs inside the leaf, thus, it's progeny are protected from predictors...

My back yard 2017, May 14, 8:55PM For scale, the back fence is 25 feet. The uncovered raised bed on the right is 52"x20' IIRC, the 2 covered beds contain flats of plants hardening off, and there is a risk of frost. There's no lawn. The ground is covered in 3 inches of cedar mulch. Weed...

Swedish columners (Populus tremula Erecta), windbreaks, leaf rollers and sparrows. They're great as wind breaks. They bend like willows and don't suffer from damaging breakage. They grow rapidly. They don't occupy a lot of space. Don't grow them near foundation, the roots fan out and will...