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Ugh. I could’ve sworn I pruned our raspberry canes last fall. As you can see from the photo to the left, I most definitely didn’t! Fortunately, it can be done in late winter/early spring, so no harm done. Pruning raspberries can seem puzzling to some folks. Fortunately, I explain how to in this post. When to prune raspberry canes For […]
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Have you already read my garden column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review? I do hope it gave you a good laugh. But let me reassure those of you who know me that Bill’s and my marriage is still rock-solid! If you haven’t seen my column yet, the topic is the competitive gardening that’s been taking place in the veggie […]
Read moreGardening Complete: How to Best Grow Vegetables, Flowers, and Other Outdoor Plants. (Cool Springs Press, 376 pp., $30) Are you looking for a comprehensive outdoor gardening book on just about every topic you could imagine? Take a look at the newest offering from Cool Springs Press: Gardening Complete. For this monumental project, they pulled together a team of authors with […]
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In today’s garden column, I talk about organic gardening. This is something that is very easy to do by using good cultural practices. Here is a link to it in The Spokesman-Review. Investigate different ways to control pests. (or you can read my column lower in this post) By the way, I hope you’re not getting tired of hearing about […]
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Whenever I review a garden book, my goal is to share a good source to learn from. It might be about growing vegetables, propagating plants, landscape design ideas, or cool DIY projects. This time, I’ve found something to help you learn from yourself. I’m referring to the Three Year Gardener’s Gratitude Journal from Chelsie Anderson and Donna Balzer. I love […]
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Boy, the past week sure went fast! But now it’s Sunday and time for my next column and video. This week’s column is about preparing to garden. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Not time to plant, but it is time to plan. (you can also read my column lower in this post) In […]
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Well, today is a happy day! My garden columns are starting up for the season. They run every Sunday in the “Today” section of The Spokesman-Review until early October. Today’s column is primarily a season intro, where I discuss why it’s so important to grow your own food and what I’m growing this year. Here’s a link to it: Gardening brings […]
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OK, so your Amaryllis (a.k.a. Hippeastrum) bulb has bloomed. Now what? Don’t throw it in the trash or the compost bin! With a little care, they can bloom again for you next year. Every winter, I love growing these amazing bulbs. Why? It makes me feel like I’m gardening while the snow is flying outside. The flowers are absolutely gorgeous […]
Read moreWhen I conducted my reader survey a few months ago, I learned that many of you aren’t Facebook users. I’ve been trying to do a good job of also posting items on my blog. (I hope you have perhaps noticed there are more blog posts these days!) I recently shot a short video on a song sparrow and wanted to […]
Read moreIt can be easy for gardeners to get into a routine of planting the same old vegetable varieties year after year. We all have our favorites, right? Just when we vegetable gardeners thought we had it all figured out, here comes Niki Jabbour. She takes us out of our comfort zone with her latest book, Veggie Garden Remix (Storey Publishing, […]
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