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Here we are in the middle of August (already?!) and many of us are thinking ahead to the end of the growing season. A top priority for vegetable gardeners is to ripen tomatoes, melon and winter squash before the frosts get here. That’s the subject of today’s garden column, which you can read in The Spokesman-Review: Three-step pruning process will […]
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I have exciting news to share with you! I have written a new book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, which will be published by Cool Springs Press in April 2021. It’s been hard keeping this a secret but now that it’s up on Amazon (*) for pre-orders, I can finally spill the beans. Do you deal with insects in your […]
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The one bright spot in this COVID-19 mess is that there are so many new vegetable gardeners. How cool is that?! I remember when I was a new gardener, it was difficult to know when to harvest vegetables. That seemed like a perfect topic for today’s garden column. You can read it in The Spokesman-Review: The perfect time to pick […]
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So many annual garden events have been canceled this year. It’s enough to make a gardener cry, isn’t it? Well, I have some upbeat news for Inland Northwest gardeners. The Friends of Manito will be holding a multi-day plant sale next week! You can read about it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Friends of Manito plant sale grows in […]
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As many of you know, I’m growing fava beans this year. This marks the second time I’ve grown them, although the last time was quite a few years ago. I’ve been pointing them out in my vegetable garden tour videos but thought you’d like to see how to process them in order to use the beans in cooking. Fava bean […]
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In today’s column, I tackle a controversial subject: using fertilizer in the garden. I am asked about this a lot and there’s no simple answer. Read more about this in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review*: Before using fertilizer, understand what your plants need. So why is fertilizer controversial, you ask? Well, if your plants are growing just fine, there’s no […]
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I know there are a lot of brand-new vegetable gardeners out there this year. I thought it would be helpful to write a garden column about insects you might find in the vegetable garden. And even more importantly, how to deal with them organically. You can read it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Bugs with benefits. Or you can […]
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I’m really excited about this week’s column because I wrote about my favorite subject: birds in the garden. Watching them gives me so much joy. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Work to provide sanctuary for birds pays off. Or you can read it below. Don’t miss this week’s video about California quail below my […]
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Due to the coronavirus pandemic, I haven’t gotten to visit local gardens like I ordinarily would. Boy, do I miss meeting gardeners and seeing how they’re growing food or flowers and overcoming obstacles. However, I recently met Brianne Tucker and got to see her lovely garden so I wanted to share it with you. Brianne and her family live in […]
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For my column today, I thought it would be a good idea to give a vegetable garden update. I’m hoping it will be interesting and that you’ll pick up a couple of helpful tips. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: June’s deluges rotten for some garden vegetables. Or you can read it below. (don’t forget […]
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