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I decided it was time to do another seed starting video because there’s so much to catch you up on! This is the 7th installment in my series of videos. In it, I provide you with an update on how all of my seed starting projects are coming along. I also explain why, why and how to up-pot seedlings. Then […]
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For my garden column today, I thought it would be fun to talk about the benefits of using vertical gardening techniques within your veggie garden. They certainly add a cool factor to your garden. But vertical plant supports have a lot of side benefits, too. I hope you’ll enjoy it and expand your garden plans for this year! by Susan […]
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If you’ve seen photos of our veggie garden, you know that I’m crazy about raised bed gardening! And that just happens to be the topic of my newest video. Why? Well, I’m giving an in-person presentation on raised bed gardening here in Spokane next weekend. When I posted information about the talk on social media, so many folks were disappointed […]
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For today’s garden column, I wrote about the compelling reasons why we should all grow flowers in our gardens. If you want to help pollinators, grow flowers. If you want your vegetable crops to be more productive, grow flowers. If you want a beautiful garden, grow flowers! You get the idea. As you can see, growing lots and lots of […]
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Ready for the next installment in my seed starting series? This time, I provide updates on how all of the seeds I’ve started are doing. Then I share which seeds I’ll be planting next. There are some useful tips along the way: when to up-pot seedlings and how to automatically water your seedlings. My goal for this series was to […]
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While today’s garden column might sound icky, I’m hoping you’ll find it interesting and helpful. As most folks know, cabbage family crops (also known as Brassicas) are quite prone to insect problems. The primary culprits are aphids and cabbage worms. I’ve written about aphids but thought you’d like to know more about the latter because a little bit of knowledge […]
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Last week, I wrote about the correct timing of starting tomato plants from seed. For this week’s garden column, I discuss why hardening-off seedlings is so important. If you’re not familiar with the concept of hardening-off, this applies to any plants you’ve started indoors from seed. It’s really important to acclimate them to the intensity of sunlight before transplanting them […]
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I’ve been writing the garden columns for The Spokesman-Review’s Sunday newspaper for many, many years. And every week, I enjoy choosing a topic that I think will help gardeners be successful. This week’s column is about when to plant tomatoes. That might not sound like a very exciting topic but the timing of starting tomato plants from seed is so […]
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Even though it’s a bit early to start tomato plants, a lot of folks tend to jump the gun. I’m not picking on you, though, because I used to be in that group, too! But that’s the reason why I decided to write about that very topic this week. In addition to stressing the plants by starting their seeds indoors […]
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You would think I’d run out of things to tell you about seed starting but that hasn’t happened yet! In part 5 of my video series, I give you updates on all of the seeds I’ve planted so far. This includes seeds that required extra heat, darkness, not being covered with soil, and so on. Then I dive into special […]
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