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Feb. 27, 2025 _ Wow, we had a huge warmup so most of the snow is now gone. And we’ve seen our first Western bluebirds so spring is (unofficially) here!
My 8th video of the season is now live: Cool Season Vegetable Crop Tips. Find out how easy it is to grow all sorts of early crops. My videos come out every Thursday on my YouTube channel.
Have you visited my Grow Vegetables section on this site? You can get to it by clicking on the link, or looking for it in the menu bar on any page.
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Video: Tips on Growing Cool Season Crops
Are you new to gardening? Or anxious to try new vegetables? If so, you’ll definitely want to watch my newest video on growing cool season crops. Before I proceed, are you wondering which crop features those cool flowers in the photo? Those belong to fava beans! Those are veggies that you can start growing early in the spring or plant […]
Read moreChoose the Right Fruit Trees
There was a wonderful article about growing fruit trees in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review newspaper. I’d share the link with you but you have to be a subscriber in order to read it. However, I wanted to make a few important points about this topic. Are you planning to shop for fruit trees this spring? If so, I wanted […]
Read moreVideo: Crop Rotation for Home Gardens
Chances are, you’ve heard of the concept of crop rotation but thought it was only for farmers. But it’s actually a mindful practice that benefits home gardens in three important ways. Because of this, I felt it was the perfect topic for this week’s video. No matter what size your garden is, you can still implement this method to keep […]
Read moreVideo: Let’s Grow Tomatoes!
This week’s video is a bit of a milestone for me: a single video on how to grow tomatoes. I’ve created over 600 videos for my YouTube channel over the past 10 years. But I’ve never shot a video that covers everything about a crop during the course of a growing season. Best of all, I squeezed it all into […]
Read moreVideo: Organic Gardening For All
I’ve been really excited about shooting a video about organic gardening because it’s such an important topic. I tend to mention it in other videos and posts, but never really focused on it as a main topic. Organic gardening involves avoiding chemical pesticides and herbicides and instead adopting healthy methods. It applies to so many aspects of growing a garden. […]
Read moreVideo: Indoor Seed Starting: A Tutorial
This week’s video is about a subject near and dear to my heart: seed starting. Why? It’s so important to know how to grow your own plants (esp. veggies) from seed. If you’ve been looking at the price of groceries lately (esp. produce), that should provide all the motivation you need! In previous years, I’ve been shooting a series of […]
Read moreVideo: Winter Sowing 2025
If you’re new to the concept of winter sowing, have I got a treat for you! That is the subject of this week’s video. Winter sowing involves planting seeds in containers and leaving them outside during the winter months. The seeds germinate when the time is right. That whole concept seems crazy, doesn’t it? I mean, how could it even […]
Read moreVideo: Susan’s Garden Seed Selections for 2025
One of my favorite wintertime activities is making seed selections for the coming garden season. I’m talking about both vegetables and flowers because I love them all! That is the topic for my second video of the 2025 garden season. It’s actually become a bit of a tradition because folks always seem to be interested in what we’ll be growing. […]
Read moreVideo: 2025 Garden Season Introduction
I’m so excited that it’s finally time to talk about the 2025 garden season! Even though many of us are experiencing cold weather conditions, it’s important to make plans and get organized. That’s what this week’s video is about. In it, I introduce myself for folks who are new to my channel. You’ll also get to see some photos of […]
Read moreHow to Grow Onions
You will definitely want to grow onions because there are so many uses for them in the kitchen. Learn the important of choosing varieties appropriate for your region and the different ways you can start the plants below. Latin Name: Allium cepa Plant Family: Onion (Amaryllidaceae) Cool-season crop Did You Know? Onions are divided into types, based upon the number […]
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