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I love to grow beets! For pristine leaves and roots, cover them with either floating row cover or agricultural insect netting. Why? That’ll keep damaging leafminers away. Latin Name: Beta vulgaris Plant Family: Beet (Amaranthaceae) Cool-season Crop Did You Know? Beets have been cultivated for their greens since ancient times. But their roots weren’t harvested for food until the mid-1600s. […]
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I’m definitely in a celebratory mood this week because I have shot 600 garden videos! I have to admit it seems crazy that I’ve created so many videos already. But I’ve been shooting them for 10 years, so it doesn’t take long for them to add up. I first created my YouTube channel way back in 2014. I really wasn’t […]
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I’m always sad when the growing season comes to a close. But boy, did I learn a lot this year! In my newest video, I share my top garden takeaways. It’s so important to take the time to reflect on how the garden season went. This includes successes and failures, although I prefer to call the latter “learning experiences!” That’s […]
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I’ve been very excited to shoot this week’s video because it’s a topic near and dear to my heart. My lifelong goal has been to help you grow bountiful vegetable gardens. In the video, you’ll learn my most important tips for garden success. If you’re curious about the photo to the left, that is a ‘Sweet Jade’ Kabocha winter squash. […]
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About a week ago, I asked my Facebook followers to let me know what their vegetable garden questions are. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that if one person has a specific question, a whole lot of other folks want to know the exact same thing. If you’re curious about the photo to the left, those are a […]
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On May 25, I posted a short video about the masses of aphids on a lupine plant. At the time, I told folks not to worry because the beneficial insects would soon come to the rescue. Boy, was I wrong! Take a close look at the photo to the left. All of those tiny things are aphids! Yikes. Many gardeners […]
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It’s time for my first monthly vegetable garden tour! Each growing season, I get a lot of questions about how everything is growing. This is a great way to actually show you. So far, we only have cool-season crops planted. That just might change quickly because we are at the start of an unusual warmup. We are going from hard […]
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Lots of gardeners get discouraged when they try to grow broccoli or other cabbage family crops. Why? They are very popular with the bugs. And you have to admit it’s rather unappetizing to serve broccoli along with an assortment of bugs on a plate! Yuck. Aphids, cabbage worms and slugs think broccoli plants are delicious. Being an organic gardener, I […]
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I am so excited to share my newest video with you! In this one, you’ll learn how to grow carrots and other root crops. I get a lot of emails and comments from gardeners who say they struggle with this. Once you watch this video, you’ll be able to hit the ground running! That’s because you’ll learn exactly how to […]
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It always seems like it takes forever for a new season to begin, doesn’t it? But it’s finally time to start growing vegetables again. Hooray! That is the topic of my newest video. In it, I’ll share our 2024 garden plan and layout, and discuss the type of soil preparation I like to use. NOTE: As a refresher on choosing […]
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