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I think orchids are absolutely gorgeous. If you live in the Inland Northwest, don’t miss the upcoming Orchid Show & Sale here in the Spokane. That’s the topic of this week’s column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Here’s a link to it: Celebrate the beauty of orchids with the show and sale at SCC. Or […]
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For this week’s column, I detailed how to grow vegetables in containers. I realize that some folks are very limited in space or they live in an apartment or condo. Container vegetables to the rescue! You can read my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: No space? No problem, as many vegetables can be grown in containers. Or you […]
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Who wants to know more about the beneficial insects in our gardens? If you raised your hand, you’re in luck because that’s the topic of today’s garden column. You can read it in the online edition of The Spokesman-Review: Some insects are good for your garden. Or you can read the text of my column underneath this week’s video. While […]
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I can’t believe it’s time for my third garden column of the season already! The topic is growing lettuce. I have a lot of tips and information that I wanted to share with you. In it, you’ll learn about my favorite varieties, when I plant them, and an early planting technique that worked great for me last year. Other important […]
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It’s time for my second garden column. What’s this week’s topic? The start of the new garden season. That would ordinarily be the topic for my first column but I wanted to give everyone enough time to sign up for the Cabin Fever Virtual Gardening Symposium. That was the topic of last week’s column. In today’s column, I talk about […]
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No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you! My garden columns have officially resumed as of today. The Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium is today’s topic. This amazing learning opportunity is brought to you by the Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County. This year, it will be a virtual event. That means you can watch the presentations at your convenience […]
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For my newest video, I decided to conduct an experiment. I wanted to share the steps it takes to grow microgreens, but also wanted to test a different method for growing microgreens. If you’re not familiar with microgreens, you sow the seeds very thickly into a planting flat and harvest them as young plants. The great thing about microgreens is […]
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Have you heard of winter sowing? It’s very popular these days but a lot of folks aren’t familiar with this unusual method for starting seeds. It involves planting seeds in containers and placing them outdoors, in the middle of winter. That sounds like a recipe for disaster, don’t you think? Well, actually, it works great so that’s the topic of […]
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Happy New Year! I thought I’d start off 2022 with an actual gardening video about how to grow leeks. I’ve been growing them for years but I get the impression not many folks have them in their gardens. I’m hoping this video will change that! My favorite leek variety is ‘Bulgarian Giant’. I started growing them a couple of years […]
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Did you grow onions in your garden this year? We really went overboard on growing them and now we have one more tasty way to use them: we make pickled onions! And they are irresistible. Now, I have to give full credit to my awesome spouse, Bill. He is the one who thought of doing something like this a couple […]
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