Category: Newfoundland

Fruit crops that are grown in large quantities in the province include strawberries, lowbush blueberries, and raspberries. Fruit trees, currants, and most recently grapes, are also grown in smaller quantities, but in microclimates that support them. Can lemon trees grow in Newfoundland? Lemon Trees can only grow in pots in Newfoundland & Labrador. If you […]

Newfoundland is a challenging area to grow the larger fruiting trees like pears, apples and plums. Our short growing season, late spring frost and cool summer temperatures work against us. However, there are a surprising number of successful smaller fruiting plants we can grow… What fruit trees grow well in Newfoundland? Fruit crops that are […]

Cloudberry/ Bakeapples Cloudberries, also known as bakeapples throughout most of Newfoundland and by all sorts of other names throughout the world, from salmonberry, yellowberry, bakeberry, or malka are a Newfoundland delicacy. What berries are native to Newfoundland? Edible Berries of Newfoundland bearberry (aka kinnikinnick) black currant. black huckleberry. blueberry (aka bilberry) bunchberry. chokecherry. cloudberry. cranberry. […]

While it is possible to grow tomatoes outside in certain Newfoundland microclimates, because tomatoes are heat-loving plants that grow best in sheltered warm areas, growing them in a greenhouse is ideal. What crops can be grown in Newfoundland? Corn for silage is the leading crop Field crop 2011 2016 Acreage Corn for silage 803 509 […]

‘Partridgeberry‘ is the name usually applied to the lingonberry in Newfoundland, the chief area of collection in North America. Is there another name for lingonberries? The berry is known by many other names, including bearberry, redberry, partridgeberry, foxberry, cowberry, and Alaskan lowbush cranberry. Lingonberries have been called a superfruit based on their nutritional value and […]

the variety in Newfoundland is Common black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata). grows in forests in montane and subalpine areas. Do cloudberries grow in Newfoundland? Cloudberries, also known as bakeapples throughout most of Newfoundland and by all sorts of other names throughout the world, from salmonberry, yellowberry, bakeberry, or malka are a Newfoundland delicacy. Where does huckleberry […]

Swamp gooseberry is found throughout insular Newfoundland, but its range extends north only to southeastern Labrador. In the United States, it extends from Maine west to the Dakotas and southwest to West Virginia (Morin 2008). Are gooseberries native to Canada? Gooseberries are small deciduous shrubs native to Canada. Gooseberries range in height from two to […]

Six species of chuckley pear are found in Newfoundland; all chuckley pear trees bear edible fruit. Trees grow along the edges of old trails, in forests and disturbed areas, and on riverbanks. How to harvest? Harvest chuckley pears when they are deep purple to black and slightly soft to the touch. What berries are native […]

Fits in ALL Gardens: Regardless of whether you live in northern or southern Newfoundland and Labrador lavender grows great in all types of gardens. What flowers grow well in Newfoundland? Flowers of “The Rock” – A Flora-logue of Newfoundland Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandium) Sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) Garden lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) Bog cotton (Eriophorum angustifolium) […]

Labrador Sea. The Labrador Sea (French: mer du Labrador, Danish: Labradorhavet) is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between the Labrador Peninsula and Greenland. Labrador Sea Max. length c. 1,000 km (621 mi) Max. width c. 900 km (559 mi) Surface area 841,000 km2 (324,700 sq mi) Average depth 1,898 m (6,227 ft) What […]