Author name: Gord Wilson

I’m Gord, a Canadian gardener and homesteading blogger who shares simple, practical tips along with real experiments and honest lessons to help you grow better food at home.

Freshly harvested garlic scapes held in a hand with hardneck garlic growing in a raised garden bed behind them

Garlic Scapes: What They Are and How to Use Them

Garlic has become one of our favorite vegetables to grow since we figured out how to successfully grow garlic in our Zone 5 garden. Every June, while we’re still weeks away from harvesting full garlic bulbs, the plants give us an early bonus harvest: garlic scapes. This post may contain affiliate links. If you use […]

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Red Raspberries on Plant Ripe for Harvest

How To Grow Raspberries In Zone 5: The Complete Growing Guide

Growing raspberries in Zone 5 is one of the most rewarding things you can do in a home garden. Once established, raspberry plants can provide bowls of fresh berries every summer for years with surprisingly little maintenance. They’re hardy, productive, easy to propagate, and one of the best fruits for cold-climate gardeners. We grow several

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Creamy homemade coleslaw recipe with fresh cabbage carrots and homemade dressing

Creamy Coleslaw Recipe With Homemade Dressing

Fresh homemade coleslaw is one of those simple side dishes that tastes far better when made from scratch. Crisp cabbage, fresh carrots, and red onion tossed in a creamy homemade dressing create the perfect balance of crunchy, tangy, and slightly sweet. This post may contain affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something

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Zone 5 raised bed with young tomato plants and trellis system in late spring

Zone 5 Gardening Guides: What to Grow and When (Complete Hub)

If you garden in Zone 5, you’ve probably run into the same problem we did. Most gardening advice just doesn’t apply here. It’s written for warmer climates where growing seasons are longer, soil warms faster, and frost isn’t always waiting to ruin your plans. We’ve followed that advice before. It didn’t work. Planting too early,

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