Favourite Vegetable Varieties with Donna Balzer: Tried-and-True and Something New

🍋 Lemon Camp: September 17 and 24Grow a healthy, productive lemon tree in a pot. In these two live online sessions, Steven Biggs covers watering, feeding, pruning, repotting, pests, flowers and fruit—and how to get a lemon tree through the winter.Recordings are included, so you can watch afterwards if you can’t attend live.Learn more and register for Lemon Camp- - - In this episode, I continue my cross-Canada tour to hear about top veggie varieties.I’m joined by my former co-host, horticulturist, author, and longtime gardening educator Donna Balzer to talk all about her favourite vegetable varieties. Donna shares her long-time favourite varieties—the ones she grows year after year—as well as varieties that have recently impressed her. Donna and I wrote No Guff Vegetable Gardening together in 2011, and I’m a big fan of her approach to gardening. (If you’re looking for a copy of this Canadian classic, drop by Donna’s website.)Whether you're planning your garden or interested in hearing about interesting varieties, this conversation will give you ideas for your 2026 garden.