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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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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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I love seeing other folks’ gardens. Unfortunately, our current situation has really thrown a wrench into my annual routine of profiling local gardeners. You’ve probably been missing them, right? For today’s column, I had the privilege of interviewing Marie Cole. You can read about her unusual garden in The Spokesman-Review: Gardener finds creative ways to deal with willow’s unintended consequences. […]
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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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This year, I’ve been growing annual poppies. Oh my, they are so lovely! That’s the topic of today’s garden column, which you can read in The Spokesman-Review. Poppies are poppin’ up everywhere, add beauty to gardens. (or you can read it at the bottom of this blog post if you’re unable to view it online at Spokesman.com) As I explain […]
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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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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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For this week’s garden column, I wrote about our adventures in growing figs. Yes, figs in our zone 5b garden! You can read it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: With figs, it’s best to contain your excitement. (or you can read my column at the bottom of this post) Mind you, it’s not like we’ve had a whole lot […]
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