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About a week ago, I asked my Facebook followers to let me know what their vegetable garden questions are. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that if one person has a specific question, a whole lot of other folks want to know the exact same thing. If you’re curious about the photo to the left, those are a […]
Read moreHow would you like to go on a flower garden tour? Well, you can do just that by watching this week’s video! About 3 weeks ago, I shot a video of our large front flower bed and our pollinator garden. I felt an update was in order because everything has burst into bloom. Flower garden background: Bill and I have […]
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Since we’re in the month of July, it’s time for my July Vegetable Garden Tour video. In it, I provide an update on how all of the crops are coming along. As I’ve mentioned in the past few videos, our early season weather has really set back a lot of crops. It’s so frustrating! It has affected the shelling peas, […]
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Now that the temperatures are creeping up, it’s time for a video on summertime vegetable garden tips. I’m primarily talking about the types of things we can do to protect our plants from the heat. I cover all sorts of helpful topics for this one: We gardeners need to keep in mind that plants’ needs change with the seasons. That’s […]
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I receive a lot of questions about the drip irrigation system in our garden. That seemed like a perfect topic for this week’s video. If you need a basic overview of how we set it up, this is for you! I should clarify, however, that Bill is the brains behind this operation! Drip irrigation is a great way to conserve […]
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On May 25, I posted a short video about the masses of aphids on a lupine plant. At the time, I told folks not to worry because the beneficial insects would soon come to the rescue. Boy, was I wrong! Take a close look at the photo to the left. All of those tiny things are aphids! Yikes. Many gardeners […]
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It’s time for the big reveal! I’m pleased to share my June vegetable garden tour with you. Our weather here in Spokane, Wash. has been strange, to say the least. Some of the plants are a bit behind but I think they’ll perk up soon. In in this video, I occasionally share the exact cost of some of the crops […]
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Growing a flower garden is such a delight. I think it’s safe to say we all love flowers. But there are some tips and tricks to keeping them productive. That’s the topic for this week’s video. In it, I discuss the importance of deadheading spent flowers and matching your conditions to the plants’ needs. You’ll also get a reminder to […]
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This year, I’m going to grow vegetables and flowers in two GreenStalk Vertical Planters. And I shot a video of the process just for you! Gardening in containers can be challenging at times. Fortunately, GreenStalks are well-designed and their automatic watering system is such a game-changer! The watering system came out last year and is very easy to put together. […]
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Would you like to know how to grow sweet corn? from growing it every year, I’ve picked up a lot of tips along the way. That’s exactly what I wanted to share in this new video. Our favorite variety of sweet corn is ‘Sweetness Bicolor’ from Ed Hume Seeds. That’s a Northwest seed company and boy do we love that […]
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