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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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I am so excited that plant sale season officially arrived last week! The next one coming up will be put on by the members of the Associated Garden Clubs of Spokane. It takes place on Sat. May 6 and Sun. May 7. It just so happens, that’s the topic of this week’s garden column. Find all the details below: by […]
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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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I’m so excited to announce that plant sale season has officially arrived! If you’re like me, you’ve probably felt like it would never get here, right? The first one here in Spokane, Wash. is the Garden Fair & Plant Sale. It’s brought to you by the Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County. The sale will be held on April 28 […]
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I was invited to be on Kevin Espiritu’s Epic Gardening podcast recently. Kevin is based in San Diego and is such a great guy. He interviewed me for 5 episodes on his podcast and they just aired this week. Fortunately, you can still catch them on his website or on your favorite podcast app. These are the topics we covered: […]
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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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For my garden column today, I talk about the benefits of using vertical gardening techniques within your veggie garden. They certainly add a cool factor to your garden. But vertical plant supports have a lot of side benefits, too. I hope you’ll enjoy it and expand your garden plans for this year! Column: by Susan Mulvihill Growing a vegetable garden […]
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