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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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Not that I ever want to speed things along, but thank heavens we’ve finally reached the last day of May! I swear it lasted about 100 days. Do you feel the same way? On a related note, my garden column is about the impact COVID-19 is having on gardeners these days. You can read it in today’s edition of The […]
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It has been so gratifying to witness the surge of interest in growing a vegetable garden this year. This is truly the bright spot in this COVID-19 situation. But along with those veggies, why not also grow an herb garden? That’s the topic for my garden column today. Here’s a link to it in The Spokesman-Review: Spice up your garden […]
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This week’s garden column is about growing vegetables in containers. Even if you don’t have an actual spot for a garden, or have no yard at all, you can still grow veggies. The solution? Plant them in pots! Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Expand your harvest options with container gardening. (or you can read […]
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Do you love growing tomatoes or are you preparing to grow them for the first time ever? You’ll be happy to see that my column is about how to grow tomatoes. I mean, we all love the taste of a sun-ripened tomato, right? Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: The best-tasting tomatoes are grown at […]
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Do you grow Cucurbit family crops? I’m talking about cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, and summer or winter squash. They really are one of the workhorses of the garden and are the focus of this week’s column: Warm season crops as cool as a cucumber. (or you can read my column lower in this post) I love all of these crops, from […]
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We’ve got so many new gardeners out there. Because of this, I have been writing about how to grow all sorts of vegetable crops. This week’s column is about how to grow onions. You can find it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. How to grow onions. (or you can read my column lower in this post) Onions are quite […]
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