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This week’s video takes place in our vegetable garden and gets the new season under way! In the video, I discuss the importance of vegetable plant supports. While this might seem like a rather mundane topic, they make all the difference in how well plants grow. So why are vegetable plant supports such a big deal? Over the years, we […]
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This week’s video is now live and it’s all about vegetable plant supports for your crops. In it, I discuss why it’s so important to provide support for certain types of vegetables. For example, tomato plants will stay healthier and be more productive when you give them support. If the leaves aren’t in contact with the soil, they’re less likely […]
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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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For my garden column today, I 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! Column: by Susan Mulvihill Growing a vegetable garden […]
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For this week’s column, I wrote about the plant supports we use in our garden. I receive a lot of questions about them and I’m also hoping they’ll provide some inspiration. You can read my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Give plants support for a more productive garden. (or you can read it at the bottom of this […]
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Do you grow beans in your garden? They are one of my favorite vegetables. Why? They are so flavorful and abundant enough to also give you plenty to preserve for fall and winter eating. In my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review, I share tips for successfully growing bush and pole beans. Here’s a link to it: Placement counts […]
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This morning, I posted this photo on my Facebook page and Instagram feeds. I wanted to post it here in case you don’t follow those accounts. As you can see, my insect hotel has a bit of snow on it. I hope my little solitary bee buddies are tucked in for the winter. I built this insect hotel last April, […]
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I’m often asked how to keep deer out of the garden. And folks specifically want to know how my husband Bill and I keep them out of OUR garden. Our deer fencing is usually difficult to see under normal conditions. But it sure is obvious when it’s covered in hoarfrost! When I looked out my front window yesterday, I realized […]
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Now that fall is here, that means it’s time to move our hoop house. Then we can put in the last of the winter garden. Some of you might not be familiar with this. Even though we live in USDA zone 5, I can still grow vegetables year-round, without any supplemental heating. More on that in a moment. I thought […]
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I was in Chicago last week for a conference hosted by the Association for Garden Communicators. Chicago is an amazing place with so many green spaces and gardens to enjoy. One of the gardens we visited is the Chicago Botanic Garden. For my column today, I decided to write about their Buehler Enabling Garden because there were so many usable ideas […]
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