HORTICULTURE IN THE NORTH

by Patricia Chenier, ODH 86 & 88

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

• -history
• -area involved
• -disadvantages
• -advantages

SECTION ONE: THE NORTHERN GARDENER

• CHOOSING THE SITE
  • -for the garden
  • -for the orchard
  • -for the landscape

• PREPARING THE SITE
  • -the soil
  • -soil testing

• SELECTION OF PLANT MATERIALS
  • A. Use of Zones
  • B. Use of Botanical Names
  • C. Using Gardening Books and Publications
  • D. Use of Northern Varieties and Cultivars
  • E. Use of Early Maturing Seed Varieties
  • F. Choosing Plants in Regards to Their Cultural Needs
  • G. Use of Native Plants

• PLANTING
  • -the landscape
  • -the vegetable garden

• THE SHELTERBELT OR WINDBREAK Page 10
  • -benefits
  • -establishment

SECTION TWO: HELPING MOTHER NATURE

• EXTENDING THE SEASON
  • A. Mulches
  • B. Row Covers
  • C. Hotkaps
  • D. Plastic Igloos
  • E. Sunhats
  • F. Tomato Hoods
  • G. Rumsey Cloche Clips
  • H. Plant Capes
  • I. Portable Greenhouses
  • J. Cold Frames and Hot Beds

• ENSURING A GOOD CROP
  • -heat
  • -soil fertility
  • -plant population
  • -soil type
  • -soil temperature
  • -soil moisture
  • -photoperiodism
  • -pollination

• FROST PROTECTON AND CONTROLS
  • -temperature
  • -siting the plants
  • -managing the soil
  • -heaters
  • -crop shelters
  • -mixing the air
  • -sprinkling

• INCREASING WINTER HARDINESS
  • -hardening off
  • A. IN THE ORCHARD
  • B. ROSES
  • C. TURF GRASSES

• WINTER PROTECTION
  • -perennials
  • -roses
  • -trees and fruit trees
  • -evergreens

SECTION THREE: HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH

• THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS IN HORTICULTURE
  • A. AGRICULTURE CANADA
  • B. BRITISH COLUMBIA
  • C. ALBERTA
  • D. SASKATCHEWAN
  • E. ALASKA

• PRIVATE RESEARCH
  • A. WESTERN CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURE
  • B. FRUIT GROWER'S SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
  • C. ALBRIGHT GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NORTHERN HORTICULTURE
  • D. PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS

• THE ROLE OF THE NURSERY AND GARDEN CENTRE OPERATOR
  SUMMARY

SECTION FOUR: SPECIFIC AREAS OF NORTHERN HORTICULTURE

• ROSES FOR THE NORTH
  • -purchasing roses
  • -propagation
  • -special planting techniques

• TURF AND GROUND COVERS
  • -choice of cultivars
  • -preventing physical damage

• CLIMBERS AND TRAILERS
  BULBS AND TUBERS
  ROCK GARDENS
  PERENNIALS
  ANNUALS

• HARDY TREE AND BUSH FRUITS
  • A. ROOTSTOCKS
  • B. HARDY APPLES
  • C. HARDY PEARS
  • D. SANDCHERRIES AND BUSH CHERRIES
  • E. HARDY PLUMS
  • F. HARDY APRICOTS
  • G. STRAWBERRIES
  • H. RASPBERRIES
  • I. GRAPES
  • J. CURANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES
  • K. BLUEBERRIES
  • L. SASKATOONS
  • M. ROSE HIPS
  • N. WILD CRANBERRY
  • O. SUMMARY

• TREES AND SHRUBS

• PERMAFROST AND HORTICULTURE

• APPENDIX A: BOOK REVIEW

• APPENDIX B: NORTHERN NURSERIES

• APPENDIX C: SEED SUPPLIERS

• APPENDIX D: RESOURCE PERSONS

• REFERENCES

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updated June 9, 2000

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