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It’s time for my next video and I realize it’s not exactly a happy topic! But if you need to control Japanese beetles, you’ll find it packed with useful information. Those beetles are so destructive. They were first discovered in the United States in 1916 and they’ve been spreading and wreaking havoc ever since. As you probably know, we live […]
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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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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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This video on how to grow organic bug-free broccoli is what I’d intended to shoot last week. That is, until our weather forecast started looking ominous! We had rain, high-winds, a bit of snow, and below freezing temperatures. While I realize broccoli is a pretty tough crop, I just didn’t want to subject my lovingly-grown seedlings to that. I’m so […]
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For this week’s video, I will be answering your gardening questions. But that wasn’t originally the plan! I fully expected to be out in the garden, planting my broccoli seedlings and sharing a ton of tips. Apparently Mother Nature had other plans! After hearing about the high winds, rain, snow and below-freezing temperatures coming our way, I needed a “Plan […]
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If you’re like me, you are anxious to hit the ground running in your vegetable garden. While we all want to plant our crops, it’s important to focus on soil care first. While that might sound tedious, I can assure you it doesn’t take much time at all. And your vegetable crops will reward you with abundant harvests as a […]
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If you’re new to my videos, or curious about our vegetable garden, this week’s video is especially for you! In it, I share our vegetable garden layout and plans for the 2026 growing season. This is always such an exciting time of year, as we prepare our garden. What’s in this video? Why did I choose the topic of our […]
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Slugs: just saying that word gives us all the heebie-jeebies, right? But my newest video focuses on organic slug control because I know everyone deals with them or snails. Slugs and snails aren’t technically insects, but rather mollusks. We gardeners tend to lump them into the generic category of “bugs” that cause a lot of damage. And not just in […]
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As you know, I am committed to gardening organically. Row covers are one of the tools in my arsenal against damaging insects in our vegetable garden. So that is the topic for this week’s video. What I love about them is that I don’t have to use any sprays at all — not even organic ones. The main concept behind […]
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