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I recently planted one of our favorite members of the cabbage family: broccoli. One of my best friends recommended the variety ‘Early Dividend’, so I decided to see how it grows for us. As I was planted the seedlings, I realized that I should share a few tips with you. Why? Growing cabbage family crops can be tricky due to their […]
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My garden column for this week is about two huge plant sales in Spokane. One put on by the Spokane County Master Gardeners and the other by the Associated Garden Clubs of Spokane. Here is a link to the headline in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Largest area plant sales on the horizon. (or you can read my column lower […]
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Have you already read my garden column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review? I do hope it gave you a good laugh. But let me reassure those of you who know me that Bill’s and my marriage is still rock-solid! If you haven’t seen my column yet, the topic is the competitive gardening that’s been taking place in the veggie […]
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In today’s garden column, I talk about organic gardening. This is something that is very easy to do by using good cultural practices. Here is a link to it in The Spokesman-Review. Investigate different ways to control pests. (or you can read my column lower in this post) By the way, I hope you’re not getting tired of hearing about […]
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Boy, the past week sure went fast! But now it’s Sunday and time for my next column and video. This week’s column is about preparing to garden. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Not time to plant, but it is time to plan. (you can also read my column lower in this post) In […]
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Well, today is a happy day! My garden columns are starting up for the season. They run every Sunday in the “Today” section of The Spokesman-Review until early October. Today’s column is primarily a season intro, where I discuss why it’s so important to grow your own food and what I’m growing this year. Here’s a link to it: Gardening brings […]
Read moreIt can be easy for gardeners to get into a routine of planting the same old vegetable varieties year after year. We all have our favorites, right? Just when we vegetable gardeners thought we had it all figured out, here comes Niki Jabbour. She takes us out of our comfort zone with her latest book, Veggie Garden Remix (Storey Publishing, […]
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Do deer drive you insane? It seems like they are a huge problem in so many areas of the country. As a result, I get a lot of questions about how to keep them out of the garden. While visiting a friend late last summer, I saw how she is dealing with deer — easily and successfully. And you need […]
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Our winter has been unseasonably mild for the most part. In December, we did have a spell of some very cold temperatures. I was sure it wiped out my lettuce crop in the hoop house. Well, surprise surprise! It’s back so it’s time for a winter garden update. I was certain the lettuce plants were toast. They certainly looked like […]
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I recently wrote about using “vernalization” for starting artichoke seeds. There are two other seed-starting terms that you might find both interesting and useful. Those are stratification and scarification and they apply to the seeds of different plants. I thought it might be helpful to define and elaborate on all three terms here. That way, so everything is together in […]
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