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If you’re growing garlic, you will definitely want to check out my latest video. In it, I explain what garlic scapes are and why it’s so important to cut them off your plants. I feel like the growing season is zipping right along because I can’t believe it’s time to even talk about scapes already! I should add that this […]
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It’s been about a month since I last showed you are garden. That means it’s time for my 2nd vegetable garden tour! It seems like monthly updates are a good idea because you can see how each crop is doing. And I always include lots of helpful tips with each vegetable garden tour. In the photo at the very top […]
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I had a lot of fun shooting this week’s video because I think it will be really helpful. The topic is vegetable garden tips and in it, I cover the importance of monitoring your garden regularly, why you should keep up with the weeds in your garden, thinning seedlings so they have enough space to grow, mulching potatoes, and so […]
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For the past 2 years, I have grown vegetables, flowers and strawberries in my GreenStalk vertical planter. It is so well-designed and all of the plants have thrived in it. Now I’m starting my third year of grow a small garden in it. The only downside to any type of container is that they dry out quickly. When I heard […]
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I decided to do something a little different for this week’s video. The focus is on our ornamental spring garden because it’s so wonderful to watch it come back to life. I guess really long, tough winters increase our appreciation, right? In this video, you’ll see flowering bulbs, perennials that are just getting ready to bloom, along with flowering trees […]
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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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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 suppose you did a double-take when you read the title of this post! Yup, backyard mothing is a “thing” and it’s something I became involved in a couple of years ago. Backyard mothing involves catching moths in a humane trap, studying them, maybe photographing them, and then letting them go. My column will explain how this all came about. […]
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