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If you live in the Inland Northwest region of the Pacific Northwest, you owe it to yourself to go to Garden Expo! What’s that, you ask? Only the largest garden event around with free admission and parking! And over 250 garden-related vendors to help you get squared away for the garden season! Garden Expo is the topic of my garden […]
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This week’s new video marks a little milestone for the 2023 garden season. It’s the first vegetable garden tour! In it, I provide updates on how everything in the garden is growing so far. I even give you a little peek at the seedlings in our greenhouse. They are all waiting for warmer temperatures. But more than anything, I share […]
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This is a two-fer week because you get two videos rather than one! In today’s new video, I talk about how to grow peas and carrots. For the pea segment, I’ll show you how to plant “gutter peas” (peas started in rain gutters) and how we support them. And in the carrot segment, I discuss soil preparation which is very […]
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Want to know how to grow broccoli? Well, my newest video tells you exactly what to do! I started my broccoli plants indoors from seed on Feb. 27. I had hoped to transplant them out into the garden by April 15 but our weather was just too cold at that point. Fortunately, the weather seemed stable enough one week later. […]
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I’m so excited to announce that plant sale season has officially arrived! If you’re like me, you’ve probably felt like it would never get here, right? The first one here in Spokane, Wash. is the Garden Fair & Plant Sale. It’s brought to you by the Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County. It will be held on April 28 and […]
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I was invited to be on Kevin Espiritu’s Epic Gardening podcast recently. Kevin is based in San Diego and is such a great guy. He interviewed me for 5 episodes on his podcast and they just aired this week. Fortunately, you can still catch them on his website or on your favorite podcast app. These are the topics we covered: […]
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It’s time for this week’s video. In it, you’ll learn how to grow onions. I haven’t covered this topic for a while and this year, I’m conducting an experiment. I’m growing onions from seeds, seeds (small bulbs) and plant starts that I bought at a garden center. I thought it’d be fun to see how each type performs during the […]
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I decided it was time to do another seed starting video because there’s so much to catch you up on! This is the 7th installment in my series of videos. In it, I provide you with an update on how all of my seed starting projects are coming along. I also explain why, why and how to up-pot seedlings. Then […]
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For my garden column today, I thought it would be fun to 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! by Susan […]
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If you’ve seen photos of our veggie garden, you know that I’m crazy about raised bed gardening! And that just happens to be the topic of my newest video. Why? Well, I’m giving an in-person presentation on raised bed gardening here in Spokane next weekend. When I posted information about the talk on social media, so many folks were disappointed […]
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