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Do you wish you could get a larger vegetable harvest? Well, this week’s video is all about succession planting and that’s exactly what will happen. Succession planting involves being aware of your growing season and immediately planting new crops once a crop is harvested. That way, you never have an empty area in your garden that could instead be producing […]
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It’s time for my monthly vegetable garden tour. I almost thought I wouldn’t be able to do it. Why? Well, it’s been so hot and smoky here in Spokane, Wash. for the past 10 days. Fortunately, I got the job done in the early morning on a less smoky day. Whew! If you’re new to my videos, I do a […]
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If you’re looking for an uplifting and inspiring video, this one’s for you! This week, I take you on tour of our large front flower garden. My previous two videos were on heavy subjects: powdery mildew and Japanese beetles. Important information but I felt you would appreciate seeing lots of colorful, cheerful flowers this time around! As much as I […]
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It’s time for my next video and I realize it’s not exactly a happy topic! But if you need to control Japanese beetles, you’ll find it packed with useful information. Those beetles are so destructive. They were first discovered in the United States in 1916 and they’ve been spreading and wreaking havoc ever since. As you probably know, we live […]
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From time to time, I plan to do videos that explain what to do for insect and disease problems. This week’s topic is powdery mildew. That’s a fungal disease that can wreak havoc with a lot of different types of veggies. When it comes to vegetable plant diseases, at least there are ways to prevent it. Powdery mildew is also […]
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Bill and I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Ireland. We saw so many wonderful places and especially beautiful Irish gardens. What a treat that was! This was our first time to this gorgeous country. We started out in Dublin for a few days, then headed toward Kilkenny. At that point, we continued on to Killarney, then to Lahinch, […]
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Western Washington and Oregon in Bloom: Find and Identify the 150 Most Common Wildflowers: A Practical, Pocket-sized, and Beginner-Friendly Wildflower Guide for Western Washington and Oregon. By Ellen Kuhlmann and Mark Turner, Timber Press, 2026 Eastern Washington and Oregon in Bloom: Find and Identify the 150 Most Common Wildflowers: A Practical, Pocket-sized, and Beginner-Friendly Wildflower Guide for Eastern Washington and […]
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On May 24, I wrote a blog post called Outsmart Robins in Your Strawberry Patch. Judging by the hundreds of views so far, we apparently aren’t the only ones with bird challenges! Now it’s time for an update. As a quick refresher, robins love to peck at our tasty strawberries which is a frustrating problem. Bill decided to put some […]
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I am so excited about this week’s video! Why’s that? Well, I do a virtual vegetable garden tour each month of the growing season. And this is the first one for 2026. In it, I take you through our garden, bed by bed, so you can see how everything is growing so far. And even more importantly, I share various […]
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It’s time for my next video and I have to say that it was a joy to shoot! Rather than talking about vegetables, I focused instead on flowering shrubs that add so much to landscape. My goal was to inspire you to look into the options that will work for your hardiness zone. While I love growing perennial flowers as […]
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