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For the past year, the events calendar on this website has been looking pretty pathetic. That’s because nearly every event has had to be canceled, courtesy of the pandemic. Well, things are looking up because there’s a great line-up of Spring Gardening Classes that will be put on by the Spokane County Master Gardeners! Hooray! Each class will be held […]
Read moreLast week, I shot a very detailed video on Seed Starting Basics. Ordinarily my videos aren’t so long but there was just so much information to share with you! This time, my second video is a more manageable length of about 10 minutes. For this video, I wanted to follow up with you on how some of the seeds I […]
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It’s time to talk about seed starting basics! I know that beginning and seasoned gardeners alike want to hit the ground running. That way, they’re ready for this year’s growing season so that’s the topic for this week’s video. I should to warn you in advance that it’s longer than most of my videos. Seed starting is such a useful […]
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Do you know how to grow microgreens? Or, perhaps I should ask first, do you know what microgreens are? Both are the topic of my newest video, which you can view below. To grow microgreens, you thickly sow seeds (usually vegetable or herb seeds) and harvest the young seedlings when they’re quite young. What’s the point? The goal is to […]
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It’s so nice that we can be talking about planting seeds again, isn’t it? If you’re thinking, “but it’s way too early!,” I’m talking about the winter sowing method. That’s involves planting seeds in containers and putting them outside. Then the seeds germinate when the time is right. And that is the topic of my newest video. I tried the […]
Read moreGrowing Under Cover by Niki Jabbour (Storey Publishing, 216 pp., 2020, $24.95) by Susan Mulvihill I’ve known for several months that Niki Jabbour’s new book, Growing Under Cover, would be coming out in December 2020. I’ve have been so excited to read it! I’m a huge fan of hers: she lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she gardens year-round despite […]
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For the last month, I’ve given tiny peeks into my new book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook. Your response has been so upbeat and heartwarming. I can finally show you exactly what’s in my book and I have a special announcement about it, too! In my newest video (at bottom of post), I take you on a tour of my […]
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Are you growing Amaryllis bulbs indoors? Do you throw out the bulbs after they’ve finished blooming? Well, stop that! You’ll find out how easy it is to get them to bloom for you year after year. I’ve been growing Amaryllis bulbs for years. They are so stunningly beautiful! I’m envious of folks in warmer climes (zones 9-11) who can grow […]
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In my recent newsletters, I’ve alluded to an exciting, virtual gardening event coming up. Well, I can finally tell you about it! That event is none other than the Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium. As you know, I live in Spokane, Wash., and have been a Master Gardener for a very long time. Each year, our foundation has put on the […]
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Ho ho ho, everybody! ‘Tis the season for festive decor and my favorite projects are making a holiday wreath and swag. That’s the subject of this week’s video, which you can watch below. I have to tell you, making your very own holiday wreath is one of the most satisfying garden-related projects. It involves gathering natural materials, arranging them in […]
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