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If you’ve been following along with me during this season, you know Bill and I had a potato growing competition. We just harvested them and now you get to find out which of us won! It all started with Bill being intrigued by an article in Mother Earth News. The topic was how different potato-planting methods can impact yield. Bill […]
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Well, the good news is that was able to shoot a video this week! In it, discuss important and helpful garden tasks to do this month. The bad news is that the Spokane wildfires are continuing but the firefighters are making good headway. And many evacuated folks have been able to return to their homes or neighborhoods. So that’s a […]
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Do you wish you could get a larger vegetable harvest? Well, this week’s video is all about succession planting and that’s exactly what will happen. Succession planting involves being aware of your growing season and immediately planting new crops once a crop is harvested. That way, you never have an empty area in your garden that could instead be producing […]
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From time to time, I plan to do videos that explain what to do for insect and disease problems. This week’s topic is powdery mildew. That’s a fungal disease that can wreak havoc with a lot of different types of veggies. When it comes to vegetable plant diseases, at least there are ways to prevent it. Powdery mildew is also […]
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I am so excited about this week’s video! Why’s that? Well, I do a virtual vegetable garden tour each month of the growing season. And this is the first one for 2026. In it, I take you through our garden, bed by bed, so you can see how everything is growing so far. And even more importantly, I share various […]
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If you are short on garden space or want to grow more, GreenStalk Vertical Planters are a great option! I’ve grown flowers, vegetables and even strawberries in mine over the past 5 years. And I’m hooked on them. That’s why I decided to shoot a video while planting this year’s veggies and flowers. They are so well-designed, have a great […]
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Isn’t it annoying when birds eat things we’re growing for ourselves? Would you like to know how to outsmart robins so they don’t eat your strawberries? Well, we can all thank my husband Bill for this ingenious idea! He never ceases to amaze me because he comes up with interesting ways to solve garden problems. We’ve been watching our strawberry […]
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My passion is to get folks interested in growing their own food. To help with that, I’ve put together 10 vegetable garden tips that make all the difference. What prompted me to choose that topic for this week’s video? Well, there are little things specific to growing veggies that are so important. You will be well on your way to […]
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This is a nice surprise for you and me both! I thought I’d have to wait 2 weeks before I could finish part 2 on how to grow pole beans. Apparently, the bean seeds I planted had other plans! They really hit the ground running so they apparently were anxious to get out in the garden. Here’s what happened: By […]
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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 […]
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