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Photo #1: drip irrigation Continuing our discussion (see previous post) of the new drip tape system we recently installed in our garden, I wanted to show you what we did on one of our 3′ x 8′ raised beds. Photo #1 shows the supplies we needed: 1/2″ tubing to make the manifold, 1/2″ figure-8 ends to seal off each end […]
Read moreThis young Chickadee mugged for the camera in my garden last summer. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Bringing in the birds. It’s about one of my favorite subjects, which is attracting birds to the garden. If you regularly follow this blog and/or my Facebook page, you know that I’m an avid birdwatcher. […]
Read moreI’m one of those live-and-let-live kind of folks. I love animals and I do my best to embrace both the good and bad critters because I know they all play an important role in our environment. However, there are some critters that cross the line with me. One that immediately comes to mind is the paper wasp. I have a […]
Read moreThis shows the 4 metal trellises attached to the cattle panel. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Trellises transform look of fence. I hope you’ll enjoy this one because it was a bit of a departure for me. It’s all about a fence idea I got from local gardener Julie Nesbitt, who shared […]
Read moreEach year, we gardeners enjoy picking out the flowers and vegetable crops we want to grow, we have fun growing plants from seeds and the process of tending our gardens throughout the season. But one thing we often neglect is the soil. It’s just kind of “there” for planting purposes and it’s easy to forget that it needs to be […]
Read moreFear not: those wimpy seedlings will grow into these big leeks! (Note: I think this post needs a subtitle of “How to torture your leeks” because that’s what I’m going to tell you how to do!) If you are growing leeks for the first time this year, congratulations! I’ve grown them off and on for years and just love their […]
Read moreI wrote about growing onions in my Sunday column but wanted to give you a bit more information about how you would plant onion starts. I planted mine today. This is probably the earliest I’ve ever gotten any type of onions in the ground! They are a cool-season crop so I haven’t jumped the gun in that regard. Also, they […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: For onion success, opt for long-day. As you can guess, it’s all about growing onions. They have to be one of my most successful and productive crops… especially now that I know about the importance of growing long-day varieties in the northern states of the U.S. Learn […]
Read moreNow that spring is officially here, there are plenty of gardening clean-up activities to take care of. Many can wait a bit but one of the most important things is to get our trees ready for the new season. And since deciduous trees don’t have any leaves on them yet, it’s a perfect time to prune because you can really […]
Read moreAnnuals: As you’ve already learned, I’m just crazy about zinnias! Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Annuals add color after perennials are through. It was a fun one to write because it’s about some of the newest varieties of annual flowers available this year. I have to tell you, it’s hard to have […]
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