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My garden column for this week is about two huge plant sales in Spokane: one put on by the Spokane County Master Gardeners and the other by the Associated Garden Clubs of Spokane. Here is a link to the headline in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Largest area plant sales on the horizon. The Master Gardener Garden Fair & Plant […]
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I recently wrote about using “vernalization” for starting artichoke seeds. There are two other seed-starting terms that you might find both interesting and useful when growing certain types of plants: stratification and scarification. I thought it might be helpful to define and elaborate on all three terms here so everything is together in one place for you: Vernalization: This is […]
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For the past couple of years, I have been growing microgreens to supply us with fresh salad greens during the winter months. I’ve had quite a few readers asking me how to grow microgreens so I decided to shoot a video on the entire process. But first, what are microgreens? Growing them involves thickly sowing seeds that will be later […]
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Do you grow artichokes in your garden? I’ve been growing them for quite a few years now and have noticed that the plants can vary widely in productivity. Here in Spokane, Wash., which is in USDA zones 5 and 6, artichokes need to be grown as annuals. Each year, I start the seeds indoors around the first of March. I […]
Read moreI think you would probably agree that this is an exciting time of year. Sure, it’s cold outside — maybe even snowing — but the seed catalogs have been arriving for weeks and we gardeners are happily planning to have our best garden ever! Am I right? Well, during the month of December, I had an extra treat: as a […]
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One of the bonuses of being a member of the Association for Garden Communicators (formerly Garden Writers Association) is that you’re privy to advance information. I love to know what’s coming our way and I love getting to share that information with you! So how about a peek at some of the 2018 vegetable varieties? This sneak peek is courtesy […]
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I’ve been looking forward to writing today’s column because it’s all about how to grow microgreens. If you haven’t heard of them — or you’ve heard the term but didn’t know what they’re all about — my column will hopefully get you excited about embarking on a new phase of gardening! Here’s a link to it: Microgreens keep harvests going […]
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The gloves are off! In February, a longtime friend of mine sent me a bag of pumpkin seeds. Corinne lives inland from San Diego and, as she would be more than happy to tell you, she doesn’t consider herself to be a gardener. And yet, she decided it would be fun to have a pumpkin-growing competition with me. Now these […]
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Does the photo to the left look like your place these days? Have you got plants stashed all over the place, waiting for the weather to warm up? This week’s column is about protecting seedlings from the weather, which is very important. I mean, you just went to all of the trouble to raise them, right? Well, before you move […]
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My column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review is all about seed-starting, which is one of my favorite aspects of gardening. Here’s a link to it: Seed-starting basics. For the past 3 weeks, I’ve been laying the foundation for growing a garden. There are a lot of important things to know such as choosing a good site for your garden, […]
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