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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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Friday nights are a big deal in the Mulvihill household these days. It’s not because it marks the end of the week. Oh no. On Friday nights, we get to watch the BBC gardening program called “Gardener’s World.” It airs in the U.K. every Friday during the growing season. That’s the topic for this week’s garden column, which you can […]
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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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You might recall that Bill and I created a pollinator garden last spring. What an adventure it has been! That’s the topic of this week’s garden column, which you can read in The Spokesman-Review. Pollinator project comes with lots of unexpected learning opportunities. (you can also read my column below the videos in this post) In it, I discuss how […]
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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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Perhaps you’ve noticed that I’ve been writing a lot about growing vegetables lately. Well, that’s because I’m getting so many questions from folks who’ve never grown a garden before. And that is awesome! But for today’s column, I wanted to discuss some of the easiest and prettiest annual flowers you can grow. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition […]
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