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Every so often, I mention the hoop house in my garden. It seems like the least I could do is give you an update on the vegetables growing inside it. I’m growing ‘Vates’ kale, 3 kinds of lettuce, spinach and — amazingly enough — celery. More on that in a moment. The origin of our hoop house (For a quick […]
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Have you heard the term “crop rotation” before? Chances are, you’ve discounted the notion of it because you’re not a farmer. Well, crop rotation applies to humble vegetable gardeners like you and me because it is an easy way to ensure the health and productivity of our gardens. If that caught your attention, you’ll be happy to hear that I’ve […]
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One of the best parts of being a gardener is learning new things! As you might recall, I grew cucamelons for the first time this year and just learned something amazing. In case you haven’t heard of cucamelons, they are members of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae) and their fruits look like tiny watermelons. They have a crunchy texture and a […]
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Garlic is such a vital part of cooking, isn’t it? I can’t imagine not using it for practically everything I make for dinner. But did you know it’s easy to grow your own? Well, in this week’s “Everyone Can Grow a Garden” video, I take you through the steps of how to grow garlic. You plant garlic in the fall […]
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Everyone who is familiar with my writing schedule knows that this day has to come eventually. This is my final column for the 2018 garden season. In it, I do a season wrap-up in which I evaluate how my vegetable garden performed. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Use lessons from harvest to plow […]
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We gardeners are a hopeful lot, right? We plant all sorts of things with the hope they will grow and flourish in our gardens. In the fall, one of the most hopeful (and enjoyable) activities we can engage in is to plant spring bulbs. That is the topic of my garden column. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition […]
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I’ve been joking this summer about how my husband has been trying to take over our vegetable garden. He grew a ton of peppers in our hoop house, which we’re using in tomato sauce and salsa. Recently, Bill decided to roast peppers, which I think is a great way to preserve them. This is his first season for roasting them. […]
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Now that fall is here, that means it’s time to move our hoop house. Then we can put in the last of the winter garden. Some of you might not be familiar with this. Even though we live in USDA zone 5, I can still grow vegetables year-round, without any supplemental heating. More on that in a moment. I thought […]
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This summer, it has been such a treat profiling local gardeners. After all, seeing how others garden gives us ideas for growing our own gardens, right? In today’s column, I profile Felicia Heinz who lives on Spokane’s north side. Here’s a link to it in The Spokesman-Review: Going vegan helps cultivate a green thumb. (or you can read my column […]
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Have you been following my videos about ways to ripen green tomatoes before the end of the season? There are three steps to it. Just today, I released the third in my series of videos on what needs to be done in early September. In order to keep those three videos together, I decided to embed them all here. That […]
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