In 2020, CaraLee Epp and her husband Jeff challenged each other to a friendly gardening contest. Who ended up growing the most vegetables in their Edmonton backyard?

Plus, avid gardener Robyn Couture shares a story about some special peonies.

Topics in this episode:

• Making your own herb butter. Here’s a recipe for butter with shallots, mustard, black pepper and thyme.
• Growing cucamelons.
• How to collect seeds. For more info, check out The Prairie Guide Gardener’s Go-To for Seeds, written by Calgary master gardeners Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau.

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Happy gardening!