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Hey, everybody, I’ve got a new video! This one is about how to harvest leeks, recipes for cooking with them, and how to store them. You really get your money’s worth when you grow leeks. That’s because you can eat the majority of their stalk. This is the third year I’ve grown ‘Bulgarian Giant’ leeks. The seeds came from Baker […]
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It’s time for one of those seasonal milestones because day because my final garden column for the 2021 growing season runs today. It’s about fall garden tasks. You can read my column underneath the video below. What kind of fall garden tasks am I referring to? How about overwintering annual geraniums (Pelargoniums) and canna lilies? Leaving seed heads for birds […]
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What a growing season! This was a tough one here in Spokane, Wash., and it provided plenty of garden lessons for me. I guess that’s the great thing about gardening: you’re always learning new things, right? That’s the topic for today’s garden column. In it, I discuss the many garden lessons I learned, including ones I thought I’d already learned […]
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As most of you already know, it was a tough summer for most garden plants here in Spokane, Wash. Yet the big surprise for me was how well our annual flowers performed under such adverse conditions. That’s the topic for my garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Flowers that can stand the heat and […]
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Remember how I grew dahlias this year, for the first time in ages? Since our growing season is coming to a rapid close, a column about how to overwinter dahlia tubers should be helpful. You can read my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Dahlias worth the extra effort needed to overwinter tubers. (or you can read the text […]
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If you just groaned when you read the title of this post, I completely understand! Dealing with flea beetles in the garden is extremely challenging. That’s why I’ve focused on them for today’s column. You can read it online in The Spokesman-Review: Flea beetles are a recent problem for area gardeners. (or you can start reading it underneath my video […]
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After the blisteringly hot summer we’ve experienced, I thought it would be smart to research heat tolerant vegetables. Will the extreme heat and drought conditions be the “new normal” for us? Well, it never hurts to plan ahead, right? That’s the topic for today’s garden column, which you can read in The Spokesman-Review: Some veggies can stand the summer heat. […]
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Have you become a greener gardener in recent years? I’m talking about adopting environmentally-friendly practices while engaging in gardening activities. It’s the perfect way to be kinder to the planet. That’s been on my mind lately, due to our exceptional drought, extremely high temperatures and wildfire smoke. Being a greener gardener is the topic for today’s column, which you can […]
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I’ve got great news for Inland Northwest gardeners. The Friends of Manito fall plant sale will take place on Saturday, Aug. 21! And not only that, the format will be just like the good old days. You won’t have to make an appointment and the plants will be organized on tables out in the plant sale yard. That’s the topic […]
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Blossom end rot. Those three words strike terror (or at least, disgust) into the hearts of vegetable gardeners everywhere! I felt it was high time I devoted a column to this topic. Why? There is so much misinformation and confusion about what blossom end rot is. What’s more, many folks don’t understand what causes it and how to prevent it. […]
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