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I’m always sad when the growing season comes to a close. But boy, did I learn a lot this year! In my newest video, I share my top garden takeaways. It’s so important to take the time to reflect on how the garden season went. This includes successes and failures, although I prefer to call the latter “learning experiences!” That’s […]
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I don’t know about your weather, but fall is getting serious here in Spokane, Wash.! It got me to thinking about fall gardening and what I’ve learned you should or shouldn’t do right now. I love this time year, especially because of the beautiful fall colors. And having the garden wind down is also nice because I’ve worked hard all […]
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Well, I knew our garden would soon be impacted by some fall frosts and that’s exactly what happened. We vegetable gardeners always hate when that happens, right? And to make matters worse, they occurred while Bill and I were on a 2-week trip in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Fortunately, I had done a lot of harvesting and processing […]
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This year has been a real challenge for gardeners everywhere. Primarily, the problem has been the weather extremes, which have caused some tomato problems that I don’t ordinarily encounter. For the most part, tomatoes and other crops have been very slow to ripen. The two main tomato problems have been damage from tomato fruitworms and catfacing. Let’s take a look […]
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I recently returned from the Garden Communicators International conference, held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition to seminars and presentations, we visited many public and private Grand Rapids gardens. They were so inspiring! I thought it would be fun to take you along on a tour through a photo slideshow. Here are the public gardens you’ll see in this video: […]
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When September arrives, we vegetable gardeners tend to feel a bit overwhelmed. There are so many crops to pick. In this week’s video, I share all sorts of harvest tips. It’s my hope they’ll take the mystery out of knowing when to pick them! If you’ve been following my weekly videos, you know this has been a very challenging growing […]
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Three weeks ago, I shot a video about planting a fall garden. Unfortunately, it was still too warm to plant my fall crops. I finally was able to plant them just in time for this week’s video. Whew! You’ll get to see everything I planted and learn some helpful tips along the way. In the initial video, I gave all […]
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You might be wondering why this week’s video is entitled Vegetable Garden Rebound. As you know, I’ve been complaining about the crazy temperature extremes during this year’s growing season. Different crops were struggling through it and I was feeling pretty discouraged. The great news is that the majority of our plants are definitely on the rebound! The pole beans are […]
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I’ve been very excited to shoot this week’s video because it’s a topic near and dear to my heart. My lifelong goal has been to help you grow bountiful vegetable gardens. In the video, you’ll learn my most important tips for garden success. If you’re curious about the photo to the left, that is a ‘Sweet Jade’ Kabocha winter squash. […]
Read moreI recently surveyed my Facebook followers about gardening topics of interest to them. It turns out that a lot of folks want to know how to plant a fall garden. That’s an excellent topic! In this video, I explain why growing vegetables in the fall is such a great idea. Here in Spokane, Wash., we’ve had such a challenging growing […]
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