Will Carrots Fork in Northwest Territories Soil?
Straight roots are the likely outcome in Northwest Territories’ most common ground, but not for the reason most gardeners expect.
Gardening in Northwest Territories
Everything we have worked out for Northwest Territories: what to plant and when, which varieties finish in time, the pests that actually turn up here, and the jobs that pay off month by month. We also cover the rest of the property, from lawns and soil to home care and energy, because a garden rarely stops at the vegetable bed.
The numbers first, because everything else follows from them. Measured at the weather station in Yellowknife, the last spring freeze falls around May 25 and the first fall freeze falls around September 18, 905 growing degree days in the year.
That is little accumulated warmth: tomatoes need a tunnel or a greenhouse here, whatever the frost dates suggest. Garlic does well: 39.1 weeks below 40 °F, comfortably past the six it needs to form a proper head.
Elsewhere on the property in Northwest Territories: the pests that turn up here.
Figures from Environment and Climate Change Canada. A state is not one climate: elevation, a large lake or the coast can move these dates by two weeks either way, so check your own county with the extension service before you spend money.
When to Sow Beets in Northwest Territories
Aim to put beet seed in the ground in the first half of May in the agricultural pockets of the Northwest Territories, roughly two to three weeks ahead of…
Beet Soil in Northwest Territories: What the Root Will Meet
Beet roots dropped into Northwest Territories ground meet a shallow band of thawed soil sitting over permafrost, sandy-to-silt in texture, well drained…
Growing Parsnips in Northwest Territories: Will They Sweeten?
In most years, yes: parsnips planted in the Northwest Territories will sweeten, because this region hands them weeks of hard frost before the ground…
When Does the Heating Season Start in Northwest Territories?
There is no month when heat “turns on” in the Northwest Territories, because it never fully turns off.
Growing Carrots in Northwest Territories: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
Northwest Territories carrots can grow straight and full-sized if you work with two things at once: growing-region soil that runs low in clay but sits…
Growing Beets in Northwest Territories: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
Beets can grow in the Northwest Territories, but the region’s cold, permafrost-influenced ground and its short, unpredictable spring change how you sow…
Why Peppers Fail to Set Fruit in Northwest Territories
Pepper fruit set in the Northwest Territories has almost nothing to do with heat.
When to Start Pepper Seed in Northwest Territories
Start pepper seed indoors around mid-March in most of the Northwest Territories, counting back 8 to 10 weeks from a transplant date set near the region’s…
When to Plant Potatoes in Northwest Territories: Counting Back From Your Last Frost
The short answer: count back 14 to 21 days from May 25, the average last spring frost at Yellowknife, and you land somewhere in early-to-mid May for…