Maple Weekly Co is a small reference site about seasonal vegetable growing in Canada. The focus is narrow on purpose: planting calendars, raised beds, watering basics, and harvest timing, all organised around the two dates that matter most to a vegetable gardener — the last spring frost and the first fall frost.
What this site covers
Canada spans a wide range of growing conditions, from short prairie seasons in Zone 3 to milder coastal and southern-Ontario gardens in Zone 6 and 7. The guides here connect hardiness-zone background to practical decisions: when to start seeds, how to set up beds that warm early, how to water deeply in dry summers, and how to read days-to-maturity against the first frost.
How the information is prepared
The frost dates and zone references on this site are regional averages drawn from publicly available sources, including Canada's plant hardiness data from Natural Resources Canada and widely published municipal frost-date figures. Averages are guidelines, not guarantees, and local microclimate can shift them. Where exact figures vary or are uncertain, the text uses approximate ranges rather than false precision.
Photographs
Images on this site come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under their respective Creative Commons licences. Credit and licence notes appear in the captions beside each photograph.
Contact
Corrections and regional notes are welcome through the form on the home page. Reader feedback helps keep the dates and details accurate over time.