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Why yes, it’s time for my next video! This one is all about the types of vegetable garden preparations we do so everything is ready. My goal for this season is to share all sorts of tips and timely information. I want you to have your best garden ever! In this video, I cover the importance of choosing a sunny […]
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If you haven’t heard of winter sowing, you are in for a treat! After all, who wouldn’t love to plant seeds right now, in the dead of winter, and pull it off?! That’s the topic of my newest video and it is the coolest thing ever… no pun intended! Winter sowing involves planting seeds outdoors in containers, usually between December […]
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Since we’re almost into the new year, I wanted to share the vegetable varieties we’ll be growing. In this video, I go over all of the crops and varieties, and why we chose them. Many are new to us and some are tried-and-true favorites. As I mention in the video, you can find suggested sources for them on my website. […]
Read moreI just received an advance copy of my new book, The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook! And I shot a video of the unveiling, too. This is one of the most exciting things for an author, let me tell you. The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook will officially be available starting Feb. 7, 2023. This is my third time working […]
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I’ve got a new video for you to watch! This one is about choosing seeds for your vegetable garden so they’ll perform well in your region. I originally planned to shoot this video in January but decided it would be more timely to do it now. After all, we’re getting seed catalogs in the mail and excitedly planning our 2023 […]
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We’ve been having some wild, wintry weather since early November and it technically isn’t even winter yet! That got me to thinking about how beautiful the snow is. I grew up in Southern California so the “white stuff” has been a bit of a novelty for me. While some residents grumble about the snow, we are like little kids! For […]
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It’s time for my next video and this one is especially important. That’s because it’s about the types of plants we’re growing to feed birds in winter. We live in Spokane, Wash. which is hardiness zone 5b. That means we get some mighty cold and long winters. Since Bill and I love watching the birds that visit us throughout the […]
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This beauty is a crocus. It’s time for my next video! Since fall is the time for planting bulbs, that is today’s topic. The title of my video is “10 Bulb Planting Do’s & Don’ts.” In it, you’ll learn exactly what you need to know when planting bulbs that will bloom in the spring. Examples of these include daffodils, tulips, […]
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It’s time for my next video and this one is particularly special. Why? My awesome, helpful and creative husband, Bill, joined me for it! That’s because he was the one who thought of trying to grow sweet potatoes here in Spokane, Wash. Our 2022 sweet potato harvest is the topic for this video. This was actually our second year of […]
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I’ve got a brand-new video for you! The title is “Garden Clean-up & Update” and I wanted to share a lot of things that have changed in our veggie garden since you last saw it. As I’ve mentioned, Bill and I were out of town for 9 days, and even though we didn’t get any frosts while we were gone, […]
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