Freedom Gardens Craven

RHS relies on its' Corporate Sponsors to keep our events and memberships affordable for all gardeners in the community. We encourage you to visit our Corporate Sponsors often!

Freedom Gardens, is owned and operated by Shelley Paysen and located in Craven, adjacent Wolf's General Store on Highway #20. Freedom Gardens offers a full line of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, pond plants, peat moss, soils, fertilizers, insecticides, giftware and more. They also offer flower arrangements for weddings and funerals, corsages and boutonnières for all occasions as well as Christmas table centers.

You can reach Freedom Gardens by taking a drive to visit their beautiful greenhouse or by email at info@freedomgardenscraven.com.

B&B Hydroponics & Indoor Gardening

RHS relies on its' Corporate Sponsors to keep our events and memberships affordable for all gardeners in the community. We encourage you to support our Corporate Sponsors for your garden needs!

Darin Wheatley is the owner/operator of B&B Hydroponics and Indoor Gardening, in business since 2002.

They have a large customer base, with many dedicated indoor gardening enthusiasts, hobbying and working a wide variety of indoor projects including all the ponics: hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics and also many indoor lighting options including HID, fluorescent, LED, plasma as well as aquarium lighting, reptile substrates and lighting, propagating machines, air filtration, pest control and so much more.

They carry an assortment of starter trays, pots, saucers, plant nutrient programs as well as soils and soil additives. With the long Saskatchewan winters, what better and rewarding hobby than growing your own herbs, greens and veggies as a family project, growing and knowing exactly what you are nourishing yourselves with.

B&B Hydroponics & Indoor Gardening has been called Regina's best kept secret. They have everything for the indoor and outdoor gardening guru hidden deep within.

Visit Darin and the gang today and "Grow Your Own Way!" 

B&B Hydroponics & Indoor Gardening
1404 Cornwall Street
Regina, SK S4R 2H7
(306) 522-4769 (306) 522-4799
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Herbs and Medicinal Plants

Join us Thursday April 24 at 7 pm
for a presentation by Connie Kehler of SHSA Specialty Ag.


Connie will touch upon the role of the SHSA- particularly in its research and support for producers in the industry of what is grown, collected, processed as spices and botanicals for the world.

Connie will describe some healthful, beneficial and culinary qualities of herbs and spices, the opportunities and risks of growing these crops commercially and what you need to know to introduce these botanics into your garden and home.

We hope to see you there!

Fertilizing Seedlings

If a little is good, more... is NOT better!

What you need to know about those little seedlings that you have been waiting to sprout:

When a seedling germinates and sprouts unfolding its' little green leaves, wait a bit to fertilize and start them growing. Those first leaves are cotyledons, all the nutrients needed  for germination are contained in the seed itself. Make sure to keep them from drying out!

When the second set of leaves appear, the "true" leaves, then you can transplant and fertilize. Use a dilute fertilizer mixture, as full strength will burn the tiny roots and your plant will die!
Use your fertilizer of choice be it granular or a liquid. Remember to take the recommended amount per litre/gallon and cut in half, then you can feed when you water. Most products are for feeding every 7-10 days (check the label). There are Eco friendly fertilizers available such as fish or seaweed. Get a descented brand if using in your home - you'll have all the neighbourhood cats at your door otherwise.

Most commercial growers use a feeding formula such as 20-20-20, they prefer 15-30-15. Transplant fertilzer 10-52-10, is available too, it will promote root growth. Its all up to your preference.

Remember the plant's roots need to breath so over watering is a no-no, and don't leave them standing in water for any length of time because just like us, they will drown!

Good luck! Enjoy, cuz' Spring is here!

originally published in the RHS April issue of Let's Get Growing!