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About a week ago, I asked my Facebook followers to let me know what their vegetable garden questions are. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that if one person has a specific question, a whole lot of other folks want to know the exact same thing. If you’re curious about the photo to the left, those are a […]
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On May 25, I posted a short video about the masses of aphids on a lupine plant. At the time, I told folks not to worry because the beneficial insects would soon come to the rescue. Boy, was I wrong! Take a close look at the photo to the left. All of those tiny things are aphids! Yikes. Many gardeners […]
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It’s time for my first monthly vegetable garden tour! Each growing season, I get a lot of questions about how everything is growing. This is a great way to actually show you. So far, we only have cool-season crops planted. That just might change quickly because we are at the start of an unusual warmup. We are going from hard […]
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Lots of gardeners get discouraged when they try to grow broccoli or other cabbage family crops. Why? They are very popular with the bugs. And you have to admit it’s rather unappetizing to serve broccoli along with an assortment of bugs on a plate! Yuck. Aphids, cabbage worms and slugs think broccoli plants are delicious. Being an organic gardener, I […]
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I am so excited to share my newest video with you! In this one, you’ll learn how to grow carrots and other root crops. I get a lot of emails and comments from gardeners who say they struggle with this. Once you watch this video, you’ll be able to hit the ground running! That’s because you’ll learn exactly how to […]
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It always seems like it takes forever for a new season to begin, doesn’t it? But it’s finally time to start growing vegetables again. Hooray! That is the topic of my newest video. In it, I’ll share our 2024 garden plan and layout, and discuss the type of soil preparation I like to use. NOTE: As a refresher on choosing […]
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It’s time for the 3rd and final video in my series about organic insect control. And I saved the worst insect pests for last! In the video, I focus on cucumber beetles, Japanese beetles, squash bugs and squash vine borers. You’ll see what their different life stages look like, which crops they are attracted to, what their damage looks like, […]
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This week’s video is the second of three installments about organic insect control. In this video, I focus on more challenging vegetable garden insects than in last week’s. These are flea beetles, hornworms, and slugs and snails. I should clarify that those last two are technically mollusks, rather than insects. It is so important to use organic strategies and products […]
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My newest video is about organic insect control. As many of you know, I am totally into bugs and am probably referred to as The Bug Lady by some! Today’s video is the first of three installments that are about controlling some of the most annoying vegetable garden pests. Yahoo! This week’s episode is about cabbage worms, aphids, and leafminers. […]
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In this week’s video, I tackle two meaty topics: caring for your soil and home composting. But fear not! As you know, I try to keep my videos short and sweet by sharing EXACTLY what you need to know. I think we gardeners tend to overlook the importance of our soil, yet it’s the very foundation of all life. You’ll […]
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