our favourite gardening resources

Gardening Resources

The following are a collection of wonderful resources from our favourite mentors, creators and authors in the gardening, permaculture and food world.

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Recommended Videos

Title Tags
7 Tips to Grow Cucumbers in Containers

by Epic Gardening

  • Gardening
  • Cucumbers
  • Container Growing
Introductory Guide to Sowing Seeds

by Carles Dowding

  • Gardening
  • Seed Starting
Raising plants from seed

by Carles Dowding

  • Gardening
  • Seed Starting
How to grow lettuce: sow, plant, protect plus the Charles Dowding picking method

by Carles Dowding

  • Gardening
  • Seed Starting
  • Growing Lettuce
Sowing for Summer, warmth loving vegetables and flowers

by Carles Dowding

  • Gardening
  • Warm Season
  • Seed Starting
  • Tomatoes
  • Cucumbers
  • Basil
How to Sow Seeds in Modules the No-Nonsense Way

by Huw Richards

  • Gardening
  • Seed Starting
How to grow in hanging baskets

by Learn How to Garden.com

  • Gardening
  • Container Growing
  • Hanging Baskets
EZ Winter Gardening with 2 Layered Hinged Low Tunnel

by OYR Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening

  • Gardening
  • Season Extension
Simple Guide to Intercropping | How to Grow More Food in your Vegetable Garden

by Huw Richards

  • Gardening
  • Intercroping
Intercropping Ideas For Success in The Garden

by MIgardener

  • Gardening
  • Intercroping
Plants You Can Intercrop With Tomatoes To Maximize Yield & Protect Soil Health

by MIgardener

  • Gardening
  • Intercroping
  • Tomatoes
  • Herbs
CaliKim's First Time Gardener Series

by CaliKim29 Garden

  • Gardening
  • Beginners

Recommended Books

Book titles link to the publisher's page. Author names link to their website if available

Title
Subtitle
Author
Tags
Restoration Agriculture Real-World Permaculture for Farmers

by: Mark Shepard

  • Regenerative agriculture
  • Permaculture
How to save your own seeds
A handbook for Small-Scale Seed Production

by: Seeds of Diversity Canada - Gardening - Seed Saving

    No Dig Organic Home & Garden
    Grow, Cook, Use & Store Your Harvest

    by: Charles Dowding & Stephanie Hafferty

    • Gardening
    • No dig
    Four-Season Harvest Organic Vegetables
    from your home garden all year long

    by: Eliot Coleman

    • Gardening
    • Growing year-round
    Grow food for free
    The sustainable, zero-cost, low-effort way to a bountiful harvest

    by: Huw Richards

    • Gardening
    • Frugal gardening
    Dirt to Soil
    One family's journey into regenerative agriculture

    by: Gabe Brown

    • Regenerative agriculture
    • No till
    Miraculous Abundance
    One Quarter Acre, Two French Farmers, and Enough Food to Feed the World

    by: Perrine and Charles Hervé-Gruyer

    • Market gardening
    Gardening Myths and Misconceptions

    by: Charles Dowding

    • Gardening
    The Rodale Book of Composting Easy Method for Every Gardener

    by: Deborah L. Martin and Grace Gershuny, Editors

    • Composting
    Companion Planting
    Organic gardening tips and triks for healthier, happier plants

    by: Allison Greer

    • Gardening
    • Companion planting
    Carrots love tomatoes
    Secrets of companion planting for successful gardening

    by: Louise Riotte

    • Gardening
    • Companion planting
    For the love of soil
    Strategies to regenerate our food production systems

    by: Nicole Masters

    • Regenerative agriculture
    • Soil health
    The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener
    How to Grow Your Own Food 365 Days a Year, No Matter Where You Live

    by: Niki Jabbour

    • Gardening
    • Growing year-round
    • Canadian Gardening