Share my passion for all things gardening!
For the past 2 years, I have grown vegetables, flowers and strawberries in my GreenStalk vertical planter. It is so well-designed and all of the plants have thrived in it. Now I’m starting my third year of growing a small garden in it. The only downside to any type of container is that they dry out quickly. I was so […]
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I decided to do something a little different for this week’s video. The focus is on our ornamental spring garden because it’s so wonderful watching it come back to life. I guess really long, tough winters increase our appreciation, right? In this video, you’ll see flowering bulbs and perennials that are just getting ready to bloom. In addition, there are […]
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This week’s new video marks a little milestone for the 2023 garden season. It’s the first vegetable garden tour! In it, I provide updates on how everything in the garden is growing so far. I even give you a little peek at the seedlings in our greenhouse. They are all waiting for warmer temperatures. We use the greenhouse as a […]
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This is a two-fer week because you get two videos rather than one! In today’s new video, I talk about how to grow peas and carrots. For the pea segment, I’ll show you how to plant “gutter peas” (peas started in rain gutters) and how we support them. I have quite a few videos on gutter peas on my YouTube […]
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Want to know how to grow broccoli? Well, my newest video tells you exactly what to do! I started my broccoli plants indoors from seed on Feb. 27. I had hoped to transplant them out into the garden by April 15.Unfortunately, our weather was just too cold at that point. The good news is that the weather seemed stable enough […]
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It’s time for this week’s video. In it, you’ll learn how to grow onions. They are one of our favorite crops! I haven’t covered this topic for a while and this year, I’m conducting an experiment. I’m growing onions from seeds, sets (small bulbs) and plant starts that I bought at a garden center. I thought it’d be fun to […]
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I suppose you did a double-take when you read the title of this post! Yup, backyard mothing is a “thing” and it’s something I became involved in a couple of years ago. Backyard mothing involves catching moths in a humane trap, studying them, maybe photographing them, and then letting them go. My column will explain how this all came about. […]
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I decided it was time to do another seed starting video because there’s so much to catch you up on! This is the 7th and final installment in my 2023 series of videos on this topic. In it, I provide you with an update on how all of my seed starting projects are coming along. I also explain why, when […]
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If you’ve seen photos of our veggie garden, you know that I’m crazy about raised bed gardening! And that just happens to be the topic of my newest video. Why? Well, I’m giving an in-person presentation on that very topic here in Spokane next weekend. I recently posted information about the talk on social media. So many folks were disappointed […]
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Ready for the next installment in my seed starting series? We’re just about finished! This time, I provide updates on how all of the seeds I’ve started are doing. Then I share which seeds I’ll be planting next. There are some useful tips along the way: when to up-pot seedlings and how to automatically water your seedlings. If you take […]
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