With the title of this week’s video, you might fear a lot of things can go wrong with a garden. For the most part, we […]
A Note from Susan
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June 13, 2025 _ Hi, everybody! I hope you’ve been enjoying your gardens so far. I can’t believe we’re almost at the middle of June already!
My newest video is now available. In it, I discuss how to deal with challenges that can come our way in our veggie gardens: Vegetable Garden Troubleshooting. I hope you’ll find it helpful. Next week, I’ll take you on a tour of our vegetable garden. My videos come out every Thursday on my YouTube channel.
Be sure to take advantage of the wealth of information in my Grow Vegetables section on this website. You can get to it by clicking on the link, or look for it in the menu bar on any page.
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Video: Vegetable Garden Troubleshooting
With the title of this week’s video, you might fear a lot of things can go wrong with a garden. For the most part, we have minimal problems because we really stay in tune with what’s going on out there. It’s so important that we gardeners engage in a bit of vegetable garden troubleshooting to nip problems in the bud. […]
Read moreVideo: Grow Vertically in GreenStalk Planters
Our spring has had a lot of crazy temperature extremes which has slowed me down somewhat. But I finally felt safe planting up my two GreenStalk planters. This year marks my 5th year of using these well-designed vertical planters. My annual tradition is to shoot a video showing how the planters go together and share what I’ll be growing. For […]
Read moreProtect Blueberries from Birds
I am so lucky to have a smart, creative husband! Bill just came up with an ingenious way to protect blueberries from nibbling birds. And it’s so cool, I wanted to share the idea with you. A bit of background first… We’ve grown high-bush blueberries for over 30 years. There are early, mid- and late season varieties in our little […]
Read moreVideo: A Visit to the Bloedel Reserve
Bill and I recently toured a beautiful “forest garden” recently. It’s called the Bloedel Reserve and is located in Bainbridge Island, Wash. It was so incredibly peaceful and fantastic, and you know what that means! I took a LOT of photos. Since I know you love gardens, too, I thought you’d enjoy seeing them. So for this week’s video, I […]
Read moreVideo: I Goofed with Aphids!
This week’s video is going to be slightly different. The topic is aphids and the beneficial insects that prey upon them. Perhaps you saw my YouTube “short” video about the huge population explosion of aphids in May 2024. I explained how I wasn’t going to worry about them because I knew beneficial insects would come to the rescue. Well, things […]
Read moreVideo: May Vegetable Garden Tour
I’m so excited about this week’s video! It’s been hard to be patient. But I’ve been waiting for this point in the season to shoot a vegetable garden tour. From here on out, I’ll shoot a monthly tour video so you can see how everything is progressing. You’ll see what we’re growing, hear about any challenges that pop up and […]
Read moreVideo: Spring Garden Tour
I have a tendency to focus my videos in our vegetable garden because growing food is my passion. But I also enjoy ornamental gardening… a LOT! So for this week’s video, I take you on a spring garden tour. In it, I take you through our back garden where we’ve created some really nice landscape beds. You’ll get to see […]
Read moreVideo: Plant Gutter Peas
If you’ve been following me for a few years, you know exactly what gutter peas are. But if you’re new to me, allow me to explain why this technique is so awesome! Gutter peas involve planting pea seeds closely together in rain gutters. The fun begins once the seedlings are a few inches tall and have developed a thick mat […]
Read moreVideo: Grow Onions and Shallots
This week’s video is extra special because I’m joined by an extra special person. That would be my awesome husband, Bill! He really knows how to grow onions and shallots and is very willing to share his methods with you. Bill’s methods center around two main things: A lot of gardeners grow onions from “sets” (tiny bulbs) or onion plants. […]
Read moreAgricultural Insect Netting Update
Bill and I have been using agricultural insect netting in our vegetable garden since 2022. On Nov. 22, 2024, I wrote a blog post about a problem we encountered with it. I’m happy to tell you that we’ve resolved it so wanted to provide an update. Let’s start with some background on the agricultural insect netting product and the problem: […]
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