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The other day, I noticed this leaf damage on one of my artichoke plants. I immediately suspected slugs, and quickly confirmed this when I saw a bit of a slime trail on the underside of the leaf. Grrr! In the past, I’ve used organic slug bait or handpicked them whenever I found any. And when I give talks about vegetable […]
Read moreAgastache (Hyssop, Hummingbird Mint) ‘Kudos Gold’ at Friends of Manito sale Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Plan your shopping list now for plant sale. This is a preview of next Saturday’s (June 6th) highly-anticipated Friends of Manito spring plant sale. One of the beautiful Viburnums that will be available. It will be […]
Read moreThis is just a quick update to let you know that my husband, Bill, and I installed a second door in our hoop house to provide better cross-ventilation. The new door frame is directly across from the original door. It was getting mighty toasty in the hoop house — although the plants didn’t seem stressed — and I wanted to […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Regal climber. It is a feature story on one of the most-loved vines for the garden, the clematis. (note: for some reason the information box that accompanies this article did not appear online so I have included it near the bottom of this post) For the article, […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Contain tomatoes, not excitement. This one is about growing tomatoes in containers. I had the pleasure of consulting with Spokane County Master Gardener, Marilyn Lloyd, as she’s been growing them — along with other types of veggies — in containers for about a dozen years. She had […]
Read moreYou’ll recall that my husband, Bill, and I built a small hoop house last Oct. for the purpose of growing veggies through the winter months. Well, there’s no point in not using it year-round, right? My plan has been to grow warm-season crops in it during the main growing season to see if they will grow more vigorously and be […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Gardeners’ party. It’s all about Saturday’s (May 9) garden event of the year, Garden Expo. This column was intended to run last Sunday but there was a mix-up at the paper, so they’re running it today to make sure you know about the event in time to mark […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: As summer nears, think water-wise. This column is about what we gardeners can do regarding water conservation in our landscapes. However, there was a mix-up at the newspaper and the column that was supposed to run was all about next Saturday’s (5/9) Garden Expo. If you’re not familiar […]
Read moreOur new insect hotel. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Insect hotels keep good bugs cozy. I have to tell you, I’m glad today is finally here because I’ve been so excited about presenting this topic to you! It’s about adding an insect hotel to the garden, to attract more pollinators and beneficial […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Taking it easy. It’s actually a feature story about Master Gardener Karen Whitehead, who has done a wonderful job keeping her landscape as low-maintenance as possible. She was given good advice from a friend to not overdo with her garden plan when she and her husband Jake […]
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