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‘Tis the season for pruning, right? Well, before you dive into it, I thought it would help to discuss some pruning basics first. For my column, I interviewed Tim Kohlhauff (seen at left), the Urban Horticulture Coordinator for Spokane County Extension. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Pruning correctly helps keep trees and […]
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If you’ve already read my garden column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review, I do hope it gave you a good laugh. But let me reassure those of you who know me that Bill’s and my marriage is still rock-solid! If you haven’t seen my column yet, the topic is the competitive gardening that’s been taking place in the veggie […]
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In today’s garden column, I talk about organic gardening. This is something that is very easy to do by using good cultural practices. Here is a link to it in The Spokesman-Review: Investigate different ways to control pests. By the way, I hope you’re not getting tired of hearing about floating row cover! I think it is such a great […]
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Boy, the past week sure went fast! But now it’s Sunday and time for my next column and video. This week’s column is about preparing to garden. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Not time to plant, but it is time to plan. In it, I discuss hardiness zones, frost-free days, light requirements for […]
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Well, today is a happy day! My garden columns are starting up for the season. They run every Sunday in the “Today” section of The Spokesman-Review until early October. Today’s column is primarily a season intro, where I discuss why it’s so important to grow your own food and what I’m growing this year. Here’s a link to it: Gardening brings […]
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When I conducted my reader survey recently, I saw a recurring response to my question about your biggest challenges: dealing with weeds! There were other challenges mentioned, too, but we’ll get to those another time. Last year, I wrote a garden column on strategies for both dealing with weeds and preventing weeds from growing in the first place. Here is […]
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Today is a bit of a milestone for me: every season, I write 33 columns so this is #33 and I’ve paired it with video #33! Wow. So today is a season wrap-up, yet I also want to reassure you that I will continue to post to my blog and Facebook page since there’s still plenty of gardening topics to […]
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Do you enjoy seeing birds in your garden year-round? If so, there is something really important for you to keep in mind as you tackle your fall clean-up chores: save flower heads for the birds! If you’re like me, you probably really like having a very tidy yard going into the fall and winter seasons. But I learned something really […]
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I’ve been looking forward to writing today’s column because it’s all about how to grow microgreens. If you haven’t heard of them — or you’ve heard the term but didn’t know what they’re all about — my column will hopefully get you excited about embarking on a new phase of gardening! Here’s a link to it: Microgreens keep harvests going […]
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For today’s column, I had the pleasure of interviewing retired family practice doctor Jim Gaddy. He is an expert at growing peppers, so you’ll want to read his tips for success. Here’s a link to it: Doctor has just the prescription for growing peppers. In my column, Jim mentions IRT (infrared transmitting) mulch. This is a type of plastic mulch […]
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