Many of you are aware that I love to grow pole beans. They are so incredibly productive and easier to grow than you might think. […]
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May 7, 2026 _ Hi, everybody! Our weather continues to be amazing and even a bit on the hot side. This seems so early but in looking through my notes from previous years, we do tend to get some extra warm days this time of year. These flowers are ‘Artist’ tulips, a form of green tulip. They are one of our last bulbs to flower in the spring and I think they’re cool!
It’s time for my next video and this one is all about growing beans. I love how easy they are to grow and esp. how productive they are! I’m creating 2 parts to this video topic as I’m waiting for the seeds to germinate and start growing. Today’s link is for part one and then in 2 weeks, I’ll share part two with you. Here we go: Grow Pole Beans & Bush Beans – Part 1
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Video: Grow Pole Beans & Bush Beans (Part 1)
Many of you are aware that I love to grow pole beans. They are so incredibly productive and easier to grow than you might think. And since I haven’t done a video on this topic for a while, I felt it was time for a new one! As I explain in the video, I also enjoy growing bush beans but […]
Read moreVideo: Water Conservation: Gardening in a Drought
For this week’s video, I felt water conservation would be a useful topic. After all, so many regions — within the United States and around the world — are dealing with severe drought conditions. While this is a depressing subject, my video is filled with positive, actionable items we can address in our gardens. Some might seem obvious while others […]
Read morePotato Growing Method: Experiment
Are you growing potatoes in your veggie garden this season? We’ve grown them off and on but thought it’d be fun to try a different potato growing method this year. We actually haven’t grown potatoes for the past couple of years. Bill and I started growing potatoes in raised beds quite a few years ago. More recently, we grew them […]
Read moreVideo: Grow Organic Bug-free Broccoli
This video on how to grow organic bug-free broccoli is what I’d intended to shoot last week. That is, until our weather forecast started looking ominous! We had rain, high-winds, a bit of snow, and below freezing temperatures. While I realize broccoli is a pretty tough crop, I just didn’t want to subject my lovingly-grown seedlings to that. I’m so […]
Read moreVideo: Your Gardening Questions Answered
For this week’s video, I will be answering your gardening questions. But that wasn’t originally the plan! I fully expected to be out in the garden, planting my broccoli seedlings and sharing a ton of tips. Apparently Mother Nature had other plans! After hearing about the high winds, rain, snow and below-freezing temperatures coming our way, I needed a “Plan […]
Read moreVideo: Let’s Plant Cool Season Vegetable Crops!
It’s finally time to plant cool season vegetable crops in our zone 5b/6a garden! This is always such a delightful milestone in any garden season, right? And if you’re like me, you probably thought this day would never come. But we’re here and let’s get down to business! Our weather here in Spokane, Wash. has been relatively mild lately. That […]
Read moreVideo: Soil Care First, Then Plant Your Veggies!
If you’re like me, you are anxious to hit the ground running in your vegetable garden. While we all want to plant our crops, it’s important to focus on soil care first. While that might sound tedious, I can assure you it doesn’t take much time at all. And your vegetable crops will reward you with abundant harvests as a […]
Read moreVideo: This Year’s Vegetable Garden Layout
If you’re new to my videos, or curious about our vegetable garden, this week’s video is especially for you! In it, I share our vegetable garden layout and plans for the 2026 growing season. This is always such an exciting time of year, as we prepare our garden. What’s in this video? Why did I choose the topic of our […]
Read moreVideo: Organic Slug Control for Your Garden
Slugs: just saying that word gives us all the heebie-jeebies, right? But my newest video focuses on organic slug control because I know everyone deals with them or snails. Slugs and snails aren’t technically insects, but rather mollusks. We gardeners tend to lump them into the generic category of “bugs” that cause a lot of damage. And not just in […]
Read moreVideo: Row Covers for Insect Control in the Vegetable Garden
As you know, I am committed to gardening organically. Row covers are one of the tools in my arsenal against damaging insects in our vegetable garden. So that is the topic for this week’s video. What I love about them is that I don’t have to use any sprays at all — not even organic ones. The main concept behind […]
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