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We gardeners are all familiar with blossom-end rot in tomatoes, right? Well, how about in zucchinis? 2017 marks the first time I’ve ever experienced this on my zucchini plants and I’m shocked! It’s been a hot, dry summer and apparently those plants decided the tomatoes shouldn’t have all the fun. Initially, I was seeing some small, yellowing and shriveling zucchinis […]
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We’re all in the thick of harvest season, aren’t we? Are you a newbie vegetable gardener or a seasoned veteran? Well, the timing of when to harvest vegetables can be tricky at times. But don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! In my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review, I do my best to take the mystery out of it. […]
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I thought it would be helpful to write a column on some of the problems that can come up. I’m specifically talking about garden pests that can be very challenging. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Identify the pest before choosing the remedy. (or you can read my column lower in this post) […]
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Garlic harvest time is always a nice milestone during the growing season. It’s a crop that you plant in the fall and harvest the next summer. My husband Bill is the garlic expert in our household. He’s been growing it for years and has agreed to let me share some of his tips. That’s Bill in the photo to the […]
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The gloves are off! In February, a longtime friend of mine sent me a bag of pumpkin seeds. Corinne lives inland from San Diego and she doesn’t consider herself to be a gardener. And yet, she decided it would be fun to have a pumpkin-growing competition with me. Now these seeds aren’t just any old pumpkin seeds, mind you. My […]
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This is going to be a short post but I definitely wanted to share this with you. I’ve seen a lot of different tomato supports over the years but this one caught my eye during a recent trip to England. We had the opportunity to visit the Eden Project in Cornwall. I plan to write a blog post on it soon […]
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One of the great things about traveling to other countries and visiting other gardens is that you get wonderful ideas. Then you can put them into practice in your own garden. Today, I want to show you some of the crop protection covers I saw while traveling through England last month. I’m referring to the methods gardeners used to keep […]
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I think I’m going to have to eat crow… or something along those lines! Last June, I wrote about pillbugs in a blog post. In it, I talked about their reputation for munching on the stems of young Cucurbits (melons, cucumbers, squash, and pumpkins). This occurs while they’re at their most tender stage. Pillbugs also have a benign role of helping […]
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Now that the weather is improving, we’ll all soon be planting our tender annuals and vegetables. How about some transplanting tips so your plants get off to the best possible start? I’ve been watching the weather forecasts closely, and I’m not seeing any low temperatures in the 30s starting today, but as always, a gardener really needs to keep an […]
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My garden column this week is all about growing a postage stamp garden. What? You’ve never heard of one before? Well, I’m talking about a very small — but productive — vegetable garden that just about everyone should have room for and time to tend. Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Even a small […]
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