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This is a nice surprise for you and me both! I thought I’d have to wait 2 weeks before I could finish part 2 on how to grow pole beans. Apparently, the bean seeds I planted had other plans! They really hit the ground running so they apparently were anxious to get out in the garden. Here’s what happened: By […]
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Many of you are aware that I love to grow pole beans. They are so incredibly productive and easier to grow than you might think. And since I haven’t done a video on this topic for a while, I felt it was time for a new one! As I explain in the video, I also enjoy growing bush beans but […]
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For this week’s video, I felt water conservation would be a useful topic. After all, so many regions — within the United States and around the world — are dealing with severe drought conditions. While this is a depressing subject, my video is filled with positive, actionable items we can address in our gardens. Some might seem obvious while others […]
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Are you growing potatoes in your veggie garden this season? We’ve grown them off and on but thought it’d be fun to try a different potato growing method this year. We actually haven’t grown potatoes for the past couple of years. Bill and I started growing potatoes in raised beds quite a few years ago. More recently, we grew them […]
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This video on how to grow organic bug-free broccoli is what I’d intended to shoot last week. That is, until our weather forecast started looking ominous! We had rain, high-winds, a bit of snow, and below freezing temperatures. While I realize broccoli is a pretty tough crop, I just didn’t want to subject my lovingly-grown seedlings to that. I’m so […]
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For this week’s video, I will be answering your gardening questions. But that wasn’t originally the plan! I fully expected to be out in the garden, planting my broccoli seedlings and sharing a ton of tips. Apparently Mother Nature had other plans! After hearing about the high winds, rain, snow and below-freezing temperatures coming our way, I needed a “Plan […]
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It’s finally time to plant cool season vegetable crops in our zone 5b/6a garden! This is always such a delightful milestone in any garden season, right? And if you’re like me, you probably thought this day would never come. But we’re here and let’s get down to business! Our weather here in Spokane, Wash. has been relatively mild lately. That […]
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If you’re like me, you are anxious to hit the ground running in your vegetable garden. While we all want to plant our crops, it’s important to focus on soil care first. While that might sound tedious, I can assure you it doesn’t take much time at all. And your vegetable crops will reward you with abundant harvests as a […]
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If you’re new to my videos, or curious about our vegetable garden, this week’s video is especially for you! In it, I share our vegetable garden layout and plans for the 2026 growing season. This is always such an exciting time of year, as we prepare our garden. What’s in this video? Why did I choose the topic of our […]
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Slugs: just saying that word gives us all the heebie-jeebies, right? But my newest video focuses on organic slug control because I know everyone deals with them or snails. Slugs and snails aren’t technically insects, but rather mollusks. We gardeners tend to lump them into the generic category of “bugs” that cause a lot of damage. And not just in […]
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