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Our winter has been unseasonably mild for the most part. In December, we did have a spell of some very cold temperatures. I was sure it wiped out my lettuce crop in the hoop house. Well, surprise surprise! It’s back so it’s time for a winter garden update. I was certain the lettuce plants were toast. They certainly looked like […]
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I did a recent post showing how my winter garden is doing. I thought a video would be even more helpful. I’m a very visual learner and perhaps you are, too! This little garden is located inside our hoop house. So let’s jump right into the video, then I’ll give you some additional background: During the video, I mentioned a […]
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As a lot of you know, I grow vegetables in my little unheated hoop house every fall and winter. I’ve been doing this for 4 years and have been fairly successful. That always amazes me since my garden is in USDA zone 5! I started out very simply by putting hoops over a raised bed. I covered it first with […]
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I’ve been looking forward to writing today’s column because it’s all about how to grow microgreens. What, you haven’t heard of them? Or you’ve heard the term but didn’t know what they’re all about? My column will hopefully get you excited about embarking on a new phase of gardening! Here’s a link to it: Microgreens keep harvests going during winter. […]
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This is my 4th year of growing cold-tolerant veggies during the fall and winter months. As many of you know, my winter garden is growing inside a small hoop house that my husband, Bill, and I built a few years ago. Now it’s time for the first update since I planted it: Overall, the plants are growing well despite the […]
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How do you feel about slugs? If you just shuddered and if your blood pressure just went up a few notches, we’re on the same page! I despise slugs. Why? They seem to want to eat the very same veggies that I love to grow and eat. Yet they can be tricky to control, especially organically. That said, I’m willing […]
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Now that we’re into the month of March, this seems like the perfect time to do a wrap-up on growing vegetables through the winter. This was my 3rd winter of attempting to grow salad greens through our chilly zone 4b/5a winters and I’m happy to report it was my best ever! Hooray! As a quick recap, my husband and I […]
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Dear gardening friends, I am so grateful to you for your support and enthusiasm. I thought you might like to take a peek into my garden. That way, you can see where all of my post material comes from! I live on five acres in Spokane County. My husband and I have lived here for nearly 26 years ago, which […]
Read moreAs you have no doubt heard me say, I love growing veggies through the winter months in our cold climate! I live in Spokane, Wash., in USDA zone 4b/5. It gets very cold here each winter. I found I was really missing having fresh salad greens so I began researching and experimenting with doing this. And, of course, as a gardener, […]
Read moreThe summer hoop house Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Hoop house gets year-round use. Or you can read my column below. You’ll recall that my husband, Bill, and I built a small hoop house in our garden last fall. It’s for growing some salad greens through the fall and winter months. Well, […]
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