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If you enjoy starting your own plants from seed as much as I do, you’ll be excited to hear about a wonderful new seed-starting kit. It’s the GrowEase Seed-Starter kit from Gardener’s Supply. Here’s a short video on the kit’s features: Why do I like this seed-starting kit so much? All of the components are very durable. The seed-starting tray, […]
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While checking out the marketplace at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show last week, I came across these eye-catching row markers. Aren’t they cute as can be? These are Plant Picket decorative garden markers from PlantPicket.com and they were designed by owner Jed Darland. He’s created markers for vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruits and berries. In addition, there are markers sporting bugs, […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Working smart keeps body happy. The primary focus is on gardening comfort. It is about the things we can do to make gardening easier and more comfortable for our bodies. I’m talking about stretching beforehand, not doing repetitive motions for long periods of time and so on. […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Welcoming good bugs will help oust pests. Today’s topic is about attracting beneficial insects to your garden. For years, I’ve prided myself on growing everything organically and when I occasionally have insect problems, one of the things I’ve used is an organic spray. Well, after reading “Attracting Beneficial […]
Read moreSusan Mulvihill is co-author with fellow columnist, Pat Munts, of Northwest Gardener’s Handbook. Published by Cool Springs Press in Jan. 2015, NGH contains a wealth of knowledge for gardening in the beautiful Northwest. What’s really special about this book is that it covers the Inland Northwest region, an area that has in the past been given little attention in garden […]
Read moreI have some exciting news for you: my dear friend and colleague Pat Munts and I have written a book! It is called The Northwest Gardener’s Handbook and will be in bookstores as of Jan. 15, 2015. It will be published by Cool Springs Press and covers all of Washington and Oregon, southern British Columbia and a bit of northern California. […]
Read moreThis is what floating row cover looks like. It’s terrific! Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Products boost plant health organically. This one’s about how I garden organically through the use of some very helpful, environmentally-friendly products. I hope you’ll find it interesting and useful. I also wanted to mention that due to […]
Read moreOver the years, I’ve written about my battles with leaf miners, which are the larvae that tunnel in between the cells in the leaves of spinach, beets and Swiss chard. How do they get there in the first place? Well, the adult is a fly that lays eggs on the leaves. Once the eggs hatch, the maggots do their damage […]
Read moreI’m one of those live-and-let-live kind of folks. I love animals and I do my best to embrace both the good and bad critters because I know they all play an important role in our environment. However, there are some critters that cross the line with me. One that immediately comes to mind is the paper wasp. I have a […]
Read moreAs you know, birds absolutely love to eat cherries. We have a few cherry trees in our little orchard and every year, it’s a battle to keep them from robbing our harvest. Last year, we covered our trees with huge sheets of floating row cover — partly to keep the cherry fruit flies from laying their eggs on the cherries […]
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