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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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My favorite aspect of gardening is that I’m always learning new things. Plant propagation is one of them. In this week’s video, I show you how to propagate lavender from cuttings. Why propagate your own plants? Well, how does FREE sound? It’s a great way to stretch your gardening dollars, plus you can share plants with friends. I actually wrote […]
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Here it is Sept. 7 and there’s so much going on in the garden these days! In this week’s video, I share lots of helpful vegetable garden tips. They include when to harvest winter squash and pumpkins, how to cure them prior to storage, why I grow celery and what I do with it at the end of the season, […]
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In this week’s video, I get to harvest tomatoes from my garden. And that’s what this time of year is all about, right? We’re all harvesting the bounty from the plants we so lovingly have tended throughout the spring and summer. But before I started to harvest tomatoes for this video, I explained the difference between determinate and indeterminate types […]
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We had a lovely 2-week vacation in Minnesota earlier this month! Bill and I traveled to Minneapolis to attend the Garden Communicators International conference. During it, we toured a lot of public and private gardens that were filled with amazing plants and wonderful inspiration. I think Minnesota gardens are so lush and beautiful! For the second half of the trip, […]
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I’ve been on vacation! Now that I’m back, I have shot a new video for you. I felt it was high time I took you on a vegetable garden tour since we’re already past the halfway point of August. In it, you’ll see how our tomatoes, butternut squash, pole beans, cabbage, broccoli and watermelons are doing. I also share some […]
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This time of year, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by our harvests, isn’t it? Everything is coming quickly and it’s hard to keep up with it all. I decided to focus this week’s video on tips for preserving beans, zucchini and berries. The best part of all is that you won’t need any special equipment to do this! In it, […]
Read moreI have a brand-new video for you and it covers the vegetable garden tips you need to know RIGHT NOW! Late July is always such a busy time in the garden: there’s so much to harvest, the occasional problem to troubleshoot, and a bit of maintenance to do. In this video, I share 5 tips to help you get the […]
Read moreAs promised, this week’s video is the official vegetable garden tour for July. Although I should add that I can scarcely believe it’s July already! In this video, I go through what’s growing in each of the raised beds and how the various crops are doing. I also share some tips along the way so you can benefit from what […]
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It is such a treat to be picking fresh veggies on a regular basis now! I have been keeping a close eye on our heads of broccoli to make sure harvested it at the right time. And that got me to thinking, “I wonder if new gardeners know when to pick it?” That led to this week’s video which is […]
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