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If you live in a northern climate, I hope you haven’t planted your tomatoes from seed yet! Yes, it’s easy to get excited but it’s still too early. I used to start my tomato seeds indoors in early February. I figured the plants need to be large and robust before planting them out into the garden in mid-May. I quickly […]
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Well, today’s an exciting day: my first column of the 2016 garden season runs in The Spokesman-Review! Here is a link to it online: Getting grounded. Since I know you like to be on top of the latest garden news, cool and exciting new vegetable varieties are the focus of today’s column. I only had room to profile 16 of them […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Saving seeds an easy way to save money. This one is about a topic I’m very excited about: saving seeds. It’s a valuable skills all gardeners should have although I’m embarrassed to say it’s not something I’ve had much experience in. Fortunately, I’ve gone to a class […]
Read moreMelon – Eden Gem Happy Easter, everybody! Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Heirloom seeds bear benefits of history. This one is all about heirloom vegetables and why heirlooms are so vital to both our heritage and the diversity we should have in our gardens. I hope you will find it interesting and […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Annual varieties add floral pop. Just as I did a column last week on the newest veggie varieties, I talk about the newest annual flowers for 2015 in today’s column. After all, I didn’t want to neglect my fellow flower-lovers out there! If you live in the Spokane […]
Read more‘Ruby Glow’ romaine lettuce, one of the newest vegetable varieties, adds pizzazz to any salad. Photo courtesy of Rob Cardillo, cooksgarden.com. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Seed catalogs offer veggie, fruit varieties. This column highlights some of the most interesting new vegetable varieties for this year. *** As promised in my column, […]
Read moreEvery year, I write garden columns for The Spokesman-Review from February to October. I’m happy to report that my first column of the 2015 garden season, which is about soil care, has run in today’s edition of the paper. Here is a link to it: Time to dig deep. In it, I talk about what I’ll be growing in this year’s […]
Read moreI’m sure all of you are anxious to begin seed-starting and plant your veggie seeds so you can get the 2015 garden season under way! I completely understand, but correct timing is critical so you don’t end up with leggy, root-bound seedlings. I live in Spokane, Wash., which is in USDA zone 5 (or 6, depending on which microclimate you […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Explore seed catalogs for veggie varieties. As you know, we gardeners receive plenty of seed catalogs in the mail that inspire us to purchase seeds for the coming year’s garden. Today’s column is about some of the newest varieties of vegetables that I think are worth knowing […]
Read moreFor the next two Sundays, my columns in The Spokesman-Review will be on cool, new varieties of veggies and annual flowers. In each column, I’ll include the seed sources so you can easily find them. However, I also wanted to encourage you to look for the seeds at your local garden centers first since it’s always nice to patronize local […]
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