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Are you ready for the next installment in my seed starting video series? In this one, I’ll get down to the business of planting seeds so will provide step-by-step instructions on the process. Then you’ll learn about watering, fertilizing, up-potting and hardening-off the seedlings so they’re ready to grow in your garden. And if you’re wondering about the photo of […]
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Well, today’s a momentous day because the first of my videos on seed starting is now available! In this one, I cover why indoor seed starting is such a great skill to have, I list the vegetable crops that I typically start indoors, the wealth of information that you’ll find on seed packets, special considerations for starting certain types of […]
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Are you ready for my third video of the 2024 gardening season? This week’s is all about winter sowing. Some of you may be familiar with this unusual method of starting seeds. But this might be the first time many of you have heard of winter sowing. Put simply, this is a method of starting seeds outdoors during the dead […]
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My second video for the 2024 garden season is available! In it, I share my seed selections for both vegetables and flowers. I usually try to keep my videos really short because I know you’re busy and I like to get right to the point. However, this video is a bit longer because I had so many seed selections to […]
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Today is a very important day because my first video of the 2024 garden season is officially out! That’s a milestone, right? In it, I start by introducing myself to new viewers and share some important tips on how to grow a garden if it’s your first time. As I mention in the video, I will shoot a video each […]
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In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought I’d share a video I made on how to make pumpkin pie from scratch – and from your own homegrown pumpkins. In this video, I take you through the steps of roasting the pumpkin, making a pie crust, assembling the filling and baking it. I also share my thoughts on great uses for winter […]
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It’s finally time to harvest root crops so that is the topic of this week’s video. In it, I harvest carrots, parsnips, beets and potatoes (with Bill’s able assistance, I might add!). You’ll get to see how each variety performed and I also explain how we store our root crops through the winter. I always wait to harvest root crops […]
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When the weather gets colder in the fall, it’s easy to think the garden season is over and you can head indoors. Not so fast! In this week’s video, I take you along while I handle some important late season garden tasks. You’ll see me bringing delicate garden art and glass rain gauges indoors so they won’t break from the […]
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We all love cooking with garlic, right? Well, did you know it’s easy to plant garlic and end up with a fabulous harvest? Find out how in this week’s video. In addition to showing you how to prepare your planting bed and plant the cloves, I also explain the differences between soft-neck and hard-neck garlic and the best time of […]
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There are a lot of different types of garden tasks that we should be doing, now that we’re heading into fall. And that is the topic for this week’s video! In it, I cover both vegetable garden and ornamental garden projects you’ll want to take care of. These include harvesting green tomatoes before you get a frost, the timing on […]
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