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‘Tis the season for pruning, right? Well, before you dive into it, I thought it would help to discuss some pruning basics first. For my column, I interviewed Tim Kohlhauff (seen at left), the Urban Horticulture Coordinator for Spokane County Extension. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Pruning correctly helps keep trees and […]
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In today’s garden column, I talk about organic gardening. This is something that is very easy to do by using good cultural practices. Here is a link to it in The Spokesman-Review. Investigate different ways to control pests. (or you can read my column lower in this post) By the way, I hope you’re not getting tired of hearing about […]
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Boy, the past week sure went fast! But now it’s Sunday and time for my next column and video. This week’s column is about preparing to garden. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Not time to plant, but it is time to plan. (you can also read my column lower in this post) In […]
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Well, today is a happy day! My garden columns are starting up for the season. They run every Sunday in the “Today” section of The Spokesman-Review until early October. Today’s column is primarily a season intro, where I discuss why it’s so important to grow your own food and what I’m growing this year. Here’s a link to it: Gardening brings […]
Read moreWhen I conducted my reader survey a few months ago, I learned that many of you aren’t Facebook users. I’ve been trying to do a good job of also posting items on my blog. (I hope you have perhaps noticed there are more blog posts these days!) I recently shot a short video on a song sparrow and wanted to […]
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For the past couple of years, I have been growing microgreens. Why? They supply us with fresh salad greens during the winter months. I’ve had quite a few readers asking me how to grow microgreens. I decided to shoot a video on the entire process. But first, what are microgreens? Growing them involves thickly sowing seeds that will be later […]
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Well, here we are in the dead of winter and I’m talking about how to propagate geraniums by taking cuttings. Why now? Well, the cuttings I took of my ivy geraniums last fall have been doing so well, I decided it was an important skill to share with you. The take-home message from my latest video is simple: Don’t be afraid […]
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I’ve noticed that a lot of you have “found” me. That was after watching the “Growing a Greener World” episode where our garden was featured. But perhaps you haven’t actually seen the episode. Well, I’ve got you covered! “Growing a Greener World” is a wonderful PBS program that I’ve followed and enjoyed watching for years. In August of 2016, the […]
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I wanted to have a special holiday greeting for you all. What’s better than a video of hungry birds visiting our bird feeders on a snowy day? Well, how about if the scene was accompanied by some beautiful harp music? Yup, that sounded like the perfect combination for me to wish you “Happy Holidays!” I hope you will enjoy this. […]
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I absolutely love watching the birds in our garden! And because of that, you get to watch them, too… vicariously, at least. In the video below, you will see pine siskins goldfinches eating seedheads in our flower beds. We certainly wouldn’t such a wonderful variety of birds in our garden if it weren’t for some extra effort to make it […]
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