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Do you enjoy seeing tulips and daffodils in the spring? I’m sure you do and I’m right there with you. They’re always such a wonderful sight, especially after a long winter. If you’re wondering how to plant fall bulbs, you’re in luck. I just finished putting together a video on bulb-planting tips so you will have the most success. Sure, […]
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All good things come to an end, right? Well, that holds true for my garden. I just finished shooting the video for my last vegetable garden tour of the 2016 garden season. We’ve had two killing frosts so far, which means most of the garden is done. Take a look at the video to see how everything looks and to […]
Read moreWhen I talk about attracting insects to the garden, this is a common reaction: “Why would I do that?! I don’t want more insects in my garden!” But attracting beneficial insects, as well as pollinators, is exactly what we need to do to keep damaging insects in check and create a balanced ecosystem within our gardens. When I think of beneficial […]
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Just to put some closure on my series of videos about getting the maximum amount of tomatoes off your plants and getting those pesky green tomatoes to ripen, I’ve filmed my final video on the topic for this year. Here you go: Just in case you missed the previous videos, I’m including them below so you don’t have to go searching […]
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For years, I’ve grown geraniums in pots on my front porch. At the end of each garden season, I’d toss them in the compost pile. That seemed like a huge waste of money to me. Then I learned that overwintering geraniums is easy as can be. That’s the subject of my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Here’s a […]
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On Thursday evening, we had quite the downpour. While we were tickled to get the moisture, it’s not such great news for baby California quail. They have very little protection from the elements when they’re little, so they have to rely on their parents to keep them warm. While eating my breakfast yesterday, I glanced out the sliding glass door […]
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It’s a topic of great interest to gardeners these days because they’re frustrated and watching the days zip by. The growing season is coming to close and none of us want to fill our basements or closets with green tomatoes, right? As you might already know, I’ve been filming short videos on how to get your green tomatoes to ripen, […]
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This summer, I’ve been taking you along on a vegetable garden tour about every 3 weeks. I can scarcely believe we’re at the end of August already, but I think you’ll see some changes in my garden for this 4th tour: With September just around the corner, I’m really starting to focus on harvesting as many crops in the next couple […]
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Hi, everyone. This year, I’ve been filming a video of my vegetable garden about every 3 weeks so you can see how things are growing. Just in case you didn’t catch it on Facebook, I wanted to share video #3 with you here: I hope you are enjoying these videos because I’m always amazed by the transformation that takes place […]
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Lately, my husband and I have been enjoying watching the antics of our local hummingbird families. It’s gotten me to thinking about what it takes to attract hummingbirds to a garden in the first place. Primarily, it is the flowers you plant that will bring those little cuties in. But it certainly doesn’t hurt to hang up some of those […]
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