The other day, I suddenly realized that I hadn’t sprinkled MoleMax on our front flower bed. This wonderful repellent keeps gophers and voles from destroying […]
A Note from Susan
Nov. 27, 2024 _ It’s cold and gloomy here in Spokane, Wash., but that’s good news for holiday travelers.
The 4th video of my new series “You Grew It, What To Do With It!” is now available. The focus is on onions, shallots and garlic. I get a lot of questions about how to store or preserve certain crops and how we use them in cooking. Here’s a link to it.
Have you checked out my Amazon store yet? You’ll find my recommended hand tools, food preservation equipment, garden books (including my own books), seed-starting equipment, organic products and those all important gardener’s must-haves! You can also learn more about it on my new Shop page on this website. I won’t recommend something that I don’t use! And yes, I do receive a small commission from sales but that won’t impact the price you pay.
I hope you’ve looked at this year’s “Vegetable Garden Report Card.” In it, I rate how each crop performed for us. You can find it under the “Guides” menu (Vegetable Report Card – 2024).
Do you have my book, The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook, yet? It covers exactly what you need to know to be a successful gardener. I address weather-related issues, vegetable disorders and diseases, germination and pollination problems, critters in the garden and much more. To order a signed copy from me, just send an email to Susan@SusansintheGarden.com and I’ll take care of you quickly. If you would prefer to order it directly from Amazon, here is my affiliate link. (I will earn a commission but it won’t affect the price you pay.) Or you can purchase it in my Amazon shop at the link above. Thank you for supporting your friendly author!
MoleMax Repels Pests
The other day, I suddenly realized that I hadn’t sprinkled MoleMax on our front flower bed. This wonderful repellent keeps gophers and voles from destroying our plants during the winter. When our landscape is covered by snow, lots of nefarious activity goes on underneath. Gophers chew on and eat plant roots. Voles chew mostly at the base of plant stems. […]
Read moreVideo: Onions, Shallots & Garlic: You Grew It, What To Do With It!
It’s time for the 4th in my series of videos called “You Grew It, What To Do With It!” What’s the focus of this week’s video? Onions, shallots and garlic. Those are 3 staples in the kitchen, right? In it, I share a growing tip and an interesting fact about onions that revolves around day-length. I show how we store […]
Read moreStay Warm with a Heated Vest
Do you get cold easily? Do you dread having to do projects or tasks outside during the fall and winter months? Well, a heated vest might be just what you need. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism many years ago. Even though it’s manageable with medication, I’m always cold. Whether I’m indoors or outdoors, I’ve always had to put on a […]
Read moreVideo: Winter Squash and Pumpkins
Are you ready for my next “You Grew It, What To Do With It!” video? Today, I focus on winter squash and pumpkins. And that’s pretty timely considering the fact that Thanksgiving is next week! In the video, I show how we store our winter squash and pumpkins. Then I share some variety recommendations you might consider for next year’s […]
Read moreBook Review: The Water-Smart Garden
The Water-Smart Garden: Techniques & Strategies For Conserving, Capturing & Efficiently Using Water in Today’s Climate… and Tomorrow’s by Noelle Johnson (aka AZPlantLady) Review by Susan Mulvihill As someone who grew up in California and lives in Arizona, Noelle Johnson knows about conserving water. Most of us understand that we should all reduce our water use. And I’m sure everyone […]
Read moreVideo: How to Store Carrots and Cooking with Carrots
Did you watch my beet video last week? That was the first crop I featured in my new video series. This week’s video focuses on how to store carrots so they’ll last a long time for you. Then I discuss a lot of wonderful ways of cooking carrots. This includes using them in baked goods and savory dishes. I think […]
Read moreVideo: How to Store and Use Beets
Today is the start of my new series of videos called “You Grew It, What To Do With It!” And beets are the crop I focus on this week. For years, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how we store or preserve our crops. I’m often asked how we cook certain crops. I’ve decided to cover this topic […]
Read moreVideo: Top Garden Takeaways from 2024
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 […]
Read moreVideo: Fall Gardening Do’s and Don’ts
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 […]
Read moreVideo: Fall Frosts in the Vegetable Garden
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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