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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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Do you love asparagus? Did you know it’s not hard to grow? Here’s what you need to know to get this perennial vegetable off to a great start! Latin Name: Asparagus officinalis Plant Family: Asparagus (Asparagaceae) Did You Know? Asparagus was first cultivated in Greece and Rome back to the first or second century B.C. In addition to being prized […]
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Onions and shallots are two of the most rewarding vegetable crops you can grow. My husband, Bill, started to grow onions many years ago and instantly became hooked. A few years later, he branched out to shallots and soon excelled at that crop as well. For today’s post, I thought you’d be interested to learn the following: NOTE: If you’d […]
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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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Even though the garden season is over, we can still dream and plan for next year. How? By perusing the seed catalog offerings and deciding what to grow. That’s the topic of this week’s video. I share all sorts of tips so you can make good choices. Those tips are especially geared toward new gardeners because I want you to […]
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It’s time for the 4th in my series of videos called “You Grew It, What To Do With It!” What’s the focus of this week’s video? Onions, shallots and garlic. Those are 3 staples in the kitchen, right? In it, I share a growing tip and an interesting fact about onions that revolves around day-length. I show how we store […]
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Are you ready for my next “You Grew It, What To Do With It!” video? Today, I focus on winter squash and pumpkins. And that’s pretty timely considering the fact that Thanksgiving is next week! In the video, I show how we store our winter squash and pumpkins. Then I share some variety recommendations you might consider for next year’s […]
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Did you watch my beet video last week? That was the first crop I featured in my new video series. This week’s video focuses on how to store carrots so they’ll last a long time for you. Then I discuss a lot of wonderful ways of cooking carrots. This includes using them in baked goods and savory dishes. I think […]
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Today is the start of my new series of videos called “You Grew It, What To Do With It!” And beets are the crop I focus on this week. For years, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how we store or preserve our crops. I’m often asked how we cook certain crops. I’ve decided to cover this topic […]
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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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