# Short Season Grower

> Gardening guides for short summers and cold winters


## Posts

- [How to Start Seeds Indoors in a Cold Climate](https://shortseasongrower.com/start-seeds-indoors-cold-climate/): When to start each crop indoors in a short-season climate, what you need, and how to grow short, sturdy seedlings.
- [25 Fast-Maturing Vegetables for a Short Growing Season](https://shortseasongrower.com/fast-vegetables-short-growing-season/): 25 vegetables with varieties that finish in 25 to 74 days, sorted fastest first, plus which to sow outside and which need a head start indoors.
- [When to Plant Tomatoes in Zone 3 (and Which Varieties Ripen in Time)](https://shortseasongrower.com/when-to-plant-tomatoes-zone-3/): When to start tomato seeds, when to transplant in a zone 3 climate, and 8 early varieties that ripen before the first fall frost.
- [What Is My Growing Zone in Canada? (2025 Map Explained)](https://shortseasongrower.com/canada-growing-zones/): Canada uses its own hardiness zones, 0 to 9, updated in 2025. Here is how they differ from USDA zones, how to find yours, and how to use it when buying plants.
- [How to Warm Soil in Spring for an Earlier Start](https://shortseasongrower.com/how-to-warm-soil-in-spring/): Cold soil holds back a short-season garden. Five ways to warm it, and the soil temperatures each crop needs.
- [How to Keep Flea Beetles and Cabbage Worms Off Brassicas with Row Covers](https://shortseasongrower.com/row-covers-flea-beetles-cabbage-worms/): Flea beetles and cabbage worms can wreck brassicas. How to use row covers the right way, plus collars, weeding and rotation.
- [Growing Cauliflower in a Cold Climate: Timing, Blanching and Avoiding Problems](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-cauliflower-cold-climate/): Cauliflower needs steady growth. When to start and plant it, how to blanch the head, and what causes bolting and loose curds.
- [Growing Cabbage in a Cold Climate: Early vs Late Types and Preventing Splits](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-cabbage-cold-climate/): How to grow cabbage in a short season: early and late types, planting dates, pests and how to stop heads from splitting.
- [Growing Broccoli in a Short Season: Transplants, Pests and Side Shoots](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-broccoli-short-season/): When to start and plant broccoli in a cold climate, how to keep flea beetles and cabbage worms off, and how to harvest side shoots.
- [Growing Zucchini in a Short Season: Planting, Pollination and Harvest](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-zucchini-short-season/): How to get zucchini going in a cool, short season, help it pollinate, and harvest at the right size.
- [Growing Cucumbers in a Short Season: Timing, Trellising and Pollination](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-cucumbers-short-season/): When to start and plant cucumbers in a cold climate, how to trellis them, why fruit shrivels, and how to harvest all summer.
- [Growing Beans in a Short Season: Bush, Pole and When to Sow](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-beans-short-season/): Beans rot in cold soil. When to sow them, bush vs pole types, the best varieties for short seasons and how to keep them producing.
- [Growing Peas in a Cold Climate: Sowing, Support and Harvest](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-peas-cold-climate/): When to sow peas in a short season, shelling vs snap vs snow peas, support, watering and picking at peak sweetness.
- [Growing Radishes: Spring and Fall Crops in a Short Season](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-radishes-spring-fall/): When to sow radishes for spring and fall crops, why to skip midsummer, and how to avoid woody, hot or leafy radishes.
- [Growing Beets in a Cold Climate: Sowing, Thinning and Avoiding Bolting](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-beets-cold-climate/): When to sow beets, why seedlings come up in clumps, how to stop them bolting, and when to harvest roots and greens.
- [Growing Onions in a Short Season: Sets, Seeds and Storage Types](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-onions-short-season/): Sets, seeds or transplants? How to grow onions in a cold climate, which types mature in time, and how to harvest them for storage.
- [Growing Asparagus in Cold Climates: Planting, Harvest Schedule and Winter Care](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-asparagus-cold-climates/): How to plant an asparagus bed that lasts decades in a cold climate: best varieties, trench planting, the harvest schedule and winter care.
- [Strawberry Varieties for Cold Climates: June-Bearing vs Day-Neutral](https://shortseasongrower.com/strawberry-varieties-cold-climates/): The difference between June-bearing and day-neutral strawberries, hardy varieties for the Prairies, and how to plant and winterize them.
- [Growing Rhubarb: Planting, Harvesting and Dividing in Cold Climates](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-rhubarb/): How to plant rhubarb, when you can start picking, how much to harvest and how to keep a clump productive for years.
- [Growing Raspberries in Cold Climates: Varieties and Easy Pruning](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-raspberries-cold-climates/): Summer-bearing or fall-bearing? The best raspberry varieties for cold climates, how to plant them and how to prune each type.
- [Growing Haskap Berries: The Hardiest Fruit for Cold Climates](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-haskap-berries/): Haskap is hardy to zone 1 and ripens in June. How to choose compatible varieties, plant them, and know when the berries are really ripe.
- [Best Apple Trees for the Prairies and Other Cold Climates](https://shortseasongrower.com/best-apple-trees-prairies/): Hardy apple varieties for the Prairies, how pollination works, and how to plant, prune and protect young trees.
- [How to Protect Fruit Trees from Winter Damage: Sunscald, Rabbits and Mice](https://shortseasongrower.com/protect-fruit-trees-winter-damage/): Most winter damage to young fruit trees comes from sunscald, rabbits and mice. Here is how to prevent it every fall.
- [Growing Kale in a Cold Climate: From Spring Transplants to Fall Frost](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-kale-cold-climate/): How to grow kale from seed or transplants in a short season, keep flea beetles off, and harvest from summer until snow.
- [Growing Parsnips in a Cold Climate: Sowing, Frost and Overwintering](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-parsnips-cold-climate/): Parsnips are slow but love the cold. How to sow them for good germination, when to harvest after frost, and how to overwinter them.
- [Growing Carrots in a Cold Climate: Sowing, Thinning and Harvest](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-carrots-cold-climate/): When to sow carrots in a short-season garden, how to get the seed to germinate, the best types for your soil, and when to harvest.
- [How to Store Root Vegetables Over Winter (With or Without a Root Cellar)](https://shortseasongrower.com/store-root-vegetables-over-winter/): The right temperature and humidity for storing carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic and squash through a northern winter.
- [Growing Pumpkins on the Prairies and Other Short-Season Gardens](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-pumpkins-short-season/): Early pumpkin varieties, when to start and plant them, and how to get them orange before the first fall frost.
- [Growing Winter Squash in a Short Season: Best Types and Timing](https://shortseasongrower.com/growing-winter-squash-short-season/): Which winter squash ripen in a short northern season, when to start and plant them, and how to harvest and store them.
- [How to Harvest and Cure Garlic and Onions for Storage](https://shortseasongrower.com/harvest-cure-garlic-onions/): When to pull garlic and onions, how to cure them, and how to store them so they last for months.
- [When to Plant Garlic in Canada (and How to Mulch It for Winter)](https://shortseasongrower.com/when-to-plant-garlic-canada/): Fall is the time to plant garlic in a cold climate. Here is when to plant, how deep, and how to mulch it so it survives the winter.

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