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Since we’re in the month of July, it’s time for my July Vegetable Garden Tour video. In it, I provide an update on how all of the crops are coming along. As I’ve mentioned in the past few videos, our early season weather has really set back a lot of crops. It’s so frustrating! It has affected the shelling peas, […]
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I receive a lot of questions about the drip irrigation system in our garden. That seemed like a perfect topic for this week’s video. If you need a basic overview of how we set it up, this is for you! I should clarify, however, that Bill is the brains behind this operation! Drip irrigation is a great way to conserve […]
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On May 25, I posted a short video about the masses of aphids on a lupine plant. At the time, I told folks not to worry because the beneficial insects would soon come to the rescue. Boy, was I wrong! Take a close look at the photo to the left. All of those tiny things are aphids! Yikes. Many gardeners […]
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It’s time for the big reveal! I’m pleased to share my June vegetable garden tour with you. Our weather here in Spokane, Wash. has been strange, to say the least. Some of the plants are a bit behind but I think they’ll perk up soon. In in this video, I occasionally share the exact cost of some of the crops […]
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This year, I’m going to grow vegetables and flowers in two GreenStalk Vertical Planters. And I shot a video of the process just for you! Gardening in containers can be challenging at times. Fortunately, GreenStalks are well-designed and their automatic watering system is such a game-changer! The watering system came out last year and is very easy to put together. […]
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Would you like to know how to grow sweet corn? from growing it every year, I’ve picked up a lot of tips along the way. That’s exactly what I wanted to share in this new video. Our favorite variety of sweet corn is ‘Sweetness Bicolor’ from Ed Hume Seeds. That’s a Northwest seed company and boy do we love that […]
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It’s time for my first monthly vegetable garden tour! Each growing season, I get a lot of questions about how everything is growing. This is a great way to actually show you. So far, we only have cool-season crops planted. That just might change quickly because we are at the start of an unusual warmup. We are going from hard […]
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This week’s video is now live and it’s all about vegetable plant supports for your crops. In it, I discuss why it’s so important to provide support for certain types of vegetables. For example, tomato plants will stay healthier and be more productive when you give them support. If the leaves aren’t in contact with the soil, they’re less likely […]
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Lots of gardeners get discouraged when they try to grow broccoli or other cabbage family crops. Why? They are very popular with the bugs. And you have to admit it’s rather unappetizing to serve broccoli along with an assortment of bugs on a plate! Yuck. Aphids, cabbage worms and slugs think broccoli plants are delicious. Being an organic gardener, I […]
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I am so excited to share my newest video with you! In this one, you’ll learn how to grow carrots and other root crops. I get a lot of emails and comments from gardeners who say they struggle with this. Once you watch this video, you’ll be able to hit the ground running! That’s because you’ll learn exactly how to […]
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