Category: Manitoba

Peach Trees do not tolerate cold weather well. While some varieties can survive Manitoba’s cold weather, most will die if the winter temperatures drop consistently below 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Do I need 2 peach trees to get peaches? Most types of peach trees are self-fertile, so planting one tree is all that’s needed for fruit […]

Wheat is one of Manitoba’s most important crops and occupies the largest area of crop by area. Where is wheat grown in Manitoba? Wheat can be grown in all climactic conditions across the Prairies. Wheat is well adapted to grow under cooler and wetter conditions in central and eastern Manitoba as well as the hotter […]

August 3rd, 1871. Four years after Canadian Confederation, the first of the numbered treaties with local First Nations was made at Lower Fort Garry in Manitoba on August 3rd, 1871. When was the first treaty ever signed? The first-ever treaty concluded by the fledgling U.S. and a Native American nation was the Treaty With the […]

Canadian Western Red Spring. The majority of wheat grown in Manitoba is Canadian Western Red Spring, a class of wheat that is known for high protein content and quality. Does wheat grow in Manitoba? Annually, Manitoba produces approximately 14 to 17% of Canada’s total wheat production. Wheat is a mainstay for farmers in Manitoba and […]

Cold Hardy: Kale is the hardiest vegetable when it comes to cold in Manitoba. Unlike any other vegetable on this list, Kale can be grown throughout the entire year. Where should you not plant kale? You should also avoid planting kale near other members of the brassica family. Keep vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels […]

Lemon Trees can only grow in pots in Manitoba. If you want a fruit tree that can easily be moved from indoors to outdoors, kept indoors all year, or even just as an ornamental tree then look no further. Can lemon trees survive Canadian winter? Here in Canada, tropical trees planted outdoors will not survive […]

Three local plants produce large and edible nuts: the Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa), American Hazel (Corylus americana) and Beaked Hazel (Corylus cornuta). Can you grow nut trees in Manitoba? Unfortunately Manitoba’s cold climate reduces the variety of nuts that will produce reliably. While we grow plenty of fruit and vegetables, it is hard to grow […]

The prairie crocus, unlike its common name suggests, is not a crocus (Iris family) but an anemone, Anemone patens, syn. Pulsatilla patens, and belongs to the buttercup or buttercup (Ranunculaceae). What flowers are native to Winnipeg? Native Plants as Potential Crops for Manitoba Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint. Bearberry, Uva-ursi, Kinnikinnick. Evening Primrose. Fireweed, Willowherb. Senega […]

Some of the more popular small fruits being grown in the province include currants, gooseberry, highbush cranberry, pincherry, silver buffaloberry, and sea buckthorn. Where do gooseberries grow in Canada? Gooseberries grow almost everywhere in Canada except the Far North. At least 12 species, belonging to the Ribes genus, are found. The reddish to dark purple […]

Southern Manitoba generally in moist habitats along river channels. Where are wild plums found? The Wild Plum is a fruit found via foraging throughout Stardew Valley in the Fall. It can also be grown from Fall Seeds and can be found at any time (randomly) in the Farm Cave if the fruit bat option is […]