Summer in the Vegetable Garden and Hardy Apples

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Written By Steven Biggs
Niki Jabbour talks about vegetable gardening in the summer

Talking about summer in the vegetable garden with Niki Jabbour.

Summer Vegetable Garden

In the first part of the show, we chat with vegetable gardening expert Niki Jabbour.

She shares tips about:

  • Summer vegetable garden succession crops

  • Growing vegetables in pots

  • Supporting tomato plants

  • Managing slugs

Jabbour is an award-winning author of four books: The Year Round Vegetable Gardener, Groundbreaking Food Gardens, Veggie Garden Remix, and Growing Under Cover. As well as hosting and producing The Weekend Gardener radio show, she is a CBC radio columnist. Her award-winning website is savvygardening.com.

 
 

Hardy Apples

In the second part of the show we talk about hardy apples with Bob Osborne.

He tells us about:

  • Choosing a location for apple trees

  • Apple rootstock

  • Tips for growing apples in cold climates

  • Apple varieties

  • Cider apple varieties

Osborne has over 40 years experience propagating and selling apples. He runs Corn Hill Nursery in New Brunswick, is a CBC radio columnist, and the author of the book Hardy Apples: Growing Apples in Cold Climates.

 
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Steven Biggs

Recognized by Garden Making Magazine as one of the "green gang" of Canadians making a difference in horticulture, Steven Biggs is a horticulturist, former college instructor, and award-winning broadcaster and author. His passion is helping home gardeners grow food in creative and attractive ways.


He’s the author of eight gardening books, including the Canadian bestseller No Guff Vegetable Gardening. His articles have appeared in Canada’s Local Gardener, Mother Earth News, Fine Gardening, Garden Making, Country Guide, Edible Toronto, and other magazines.


Along with over 30 years working in the horticultural sector and a horticultural-science major at the University of Guelph, Steven’s experience includes hands-on projects in his own garden including wicking beds, driveway strawbale gardens, and a rooftop tomato plantation—to the ongoing amusement of neighbours.


When not in the garden, you might catch him recording his award-winning Food Garden Life podcast or canoeing in Algonquin Park.

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