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Well, today is a milestone! My first garden column, which is essentially a season introduction, is running in The Spokesman-Review newspaper here in Spokane, Wash. Here’s a link to it: Look to the past before plowing into the future. You can also read the text of my column at the bottom of this post: it won’t be as pretty as […]
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Yup, my newest video is on seed starting… again! There’s so much information that I’ve been wanting to share with you. That means I needed to shoot a third video on this very important topic. In this video, I share information on seed treatments ( vernalization, stratification, and scarification). This will help you grow things like artichokes or New Zealand […]
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For the past year, the events calendar on this website has been looking pretty pathetic. That’s because nearly every event has had to be canceled, courtesy of the pandemic. Well, things are looking up because there’s a great line-up of Spring Gardening Classes that will be put on by the Spokane County Master Gardeners! Hooray! Each class will be held […]
Read moreLast week, I shot a very detailed video on Seed Starting Basics. Ordinarily my videos aren’t so long but there was just so much information to share with you! This time, my second video is a more manageable length of about 10 minutes. For this video, I wanted to follow up with you on how some of the seeds I […]
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It’s time to talk about seed starting basics! I know that beginning and seasoned gardeners alike want to hit the ground running. That way, they’re ready for this year’s growing season so that’s the topic for this week’s video. I should to warn you in advance that it’s longer than most of my videos. Seed starting is such a useful […]
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It’s so nice that we can be talking about planting seeds again, isn’t it? If you’re thinking, “but it’s way too early!,” I’m talking about the winter sowing method. That’s involves planting seeds in containers and putting them outside. Then the seeds germinate when the time is right. And that is the topic of my newest video. I tried the […]
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Have you been receiving seed catalogs in the mail lately? I sure have! And I have to admit that paging through them is my favorite activity this time of year. For this week’s video, I thought I’d share some of the best catalogs with you (in my humble opinion). And you’ll learn some tips for choosing the best seeds for […]
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Are you growing Amaryllis bulbs indoors? Do you throw out the bulbs after they’ve finished blooming? Well, stop that! You’ll find out how easy it is to get them to bloom for you year after year. I’ve been growing Amaryllis bulbs for years. They are so stunningly beautiful! I’m envious of folks in warmer climes (zones 9-11) who can grow […]
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If you endure a long winter each year — and even if you don’t — I’ve got important advice. You owe it to yourself to plant bulbs this fall so you can enjoy colorful, charming blossoms in the spring. With our crazy winters, I always feel I deserve those blooms! This year’s bulb-planting almost didn’t take place for me. I […]
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Have you purchased any fall bulbs yet? Those are the ones you plant now so you can enjoy lovely flowers in the spring. That’s the topic of today’s garden column, which you can read in The Spokesman-Review: Go beyond tulips for beautiful bulbs. (or read it below the video) I have a terrible time resisting fall bulbs. If you’re like […]
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