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Do you know how to roast beets? Well, that’s the topic of the next in my series of videos on what to do with the vegetables you grow in your garden. Roast beets are so delicious and one of my favorite fall and wintertime treats. In this video, I show you how easy it is to roast beets, how to […]
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As most of you already know, it was a tough summer for most garden plants here in Spokane, Wash. Yet the big surprise for me was how well our annual flowers performed under such adverse conditions. That’s the topic for my garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Flowers that can stand the heat and […]
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After the blisteringly hot summer we’ve experienced, I thought it would be smart to research heat tolerant vegetables. Will the extreme heat and drought conditions be the “new normal” for us? Well, it never hurts to plan ahead, right? That’s the topic for today’s garden column, which you can read in The Spokesman-Review: Some veggies can stand the summer heat. […]
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We’ve been getting quite a bit of precipitation lately, mostly in the form of snow. Since I had a few outdoor chores to take care of, I thought I’d take you along with me so you could enjoy the peacefulness and beauty of our garden. So this week’s video is a little profile of my snow day! On my list […]
Read moreIt’s time for my next video and boy was it chilly while I was filming it! I thought it’d be good to give you a garden update showing what’s happening in our veggie garden, a composting experiment I’m doing in one of the beds, how the plants in our little hoop house are coming along, a recommendation of own-root (non-grafted) […]
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Do you live in a region that has a short growing season? I sure do! In my zone 5b garden, we typically get our first frost in mid- to late September, which is right around the corner. But I still want to keep harvesting things from my garden. With that in mind, my column for today is about growing a […]
Read moreFor my second garden column of the season, I interviewed none other than my husband, Bill. The topic is his pepper-growing tips and I’ll explain why in a moment. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Husband shares secrets behind his beautiful peppers. A couple of months ago, I told my Facebook followers how […]
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Hi, everybody! I didn’t shoot a video last week as it was just too hectic around here. But I’m trying to make up for that by doing a new video for you, and it’s a little longer than usual. This one is on October garden tasks that I needed to take care of before our weather gets any colder. This […]
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Perhaps I caught your attention with today’s topic, eh? After all, we gardeners love saving money in the garden, right? You can learn more about this in my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Saving money in the garden. On July 12, I posted a question on my Facebook page, asking folks to weigh in on what they do […]
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As you know, I’ve been joking this summer about how my husband has been trying to take over our vegetable garden. This year, he grew a ton of peppers in our hoop house, which we’ve been using in tomato sauce and salsa, and for cooking. Recently, Bill decided to roast peppers, which I think is a great way to preserve […]
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