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Do you want to grow watermelons, but you have a shorter growing season? There are varieties that ripen in a shorter amount of time. Latin Name: Citrullis lanatus Plant Family: Cucurbit (Cucurbitaceae) Warm-season crop Did You Know? Eating a big, juicy slice of watermelon is the quintessential summertime experience. It used to be that only gardeners with long growing seasons […]
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When I first learned how to grow melons many years ago, I had no idea how transformative it would be. You absolutely cannot top the sweet, succulent taste of a fully-ripened melon! They’re not hard to grow once you read through my tips below. Latin Name: Cucumis melo Plant Family: Cucurbit (Cucurbitaceae) Warm-season crop Did You Know? Many gardeners with […]
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I’m definitely in a celebratory mood this week because I have shot 600 garden videos! I have to admit it seems crazy that I’ve created so many videos already. But I’ve been shooting them for 10 years, so it doesn’t take long for them to add up. I first created my YouTube channel way back in 2014. I really wasn’t […]
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Did you know that spring is a great time for pruning? In this week’s video, I share all sorts of pruning tips for trees (esp. fruit trees), flowering shrubs, roses and blueberry plants. You’ll learn how to prune properly and avoid common mistakes. Pruning can seem daunting at times but once you know the basics, you’ll do great. Main pruning […]
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I get a lot of questions about how to prune raspberries so that’s the topic of this week’s video. And I included blackberries as well, since their pruning method is very similar. You will learn some very interesting things about the two main types of raspberries, which are summer-bearing and fall-bearing. Once you know which type you’re growing, you will […]
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I suppose the title to today’s post might shock you because you probably know I’m an avid birdwatcher. But I take issue when birds think it’s perfectly fine to take bites out of our cherries, raspberries, and blueberries. How can Bill and I thwart the birds but still be on a friendly basis with them? Well, that’s exactly what you’ll […]
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It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by our harvests this time of year, isn’t it? Everything is coming quickly and it’s hard to keep up with it all. I decided to focus this week’s video on tips for preserving beans, zucchini and berries. The best part of all is that you won’t need any special equipment to do this! For example, […]
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For today’s garden column, I chose a topic that I’ve never written about before: beneficial nematodes. If you’ve never heard of them, they are microscopic roundworms that help you deal with soil-dwelling insect pests. I will apologize in advance for the lower photo because I realize it is rather disgusting! But you definitely will want to read my column below […]
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I love this time of year! Our gardens are coming back to life and plant sales are back on our calendars. On Saturday (June 4), The Friends of Manito spring plant sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you live in the Inland Northwest, you will NOT want to miss this sale because it always awesome! […]
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I love being able to report on fun garden events such as plant sales. The Friends of Manito will hold their spring plant sale on June 3-5 and June 10-12 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. You can learn all about it, including some of my plant picks, within my garden column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: […]
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