Don’t cry … Onion growing easy and delicious!

April 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Don’t cry … Onion growing easy and delicious!

Besides asparagus, there is nothing that signals spring vegetable gardening to me more than growing some sweet, mild green onions (scallions). And paraphrasing the old…

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Grow your own tacos: thoughts on themed container gardens

April 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Grow your own tacos: thoughts on themed container gardens

We are on the precipice of gardening season now, and gardeners are preparing for what I call our Olympics, ‘tis the season of garden center…

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Sugar snap, snow and shelling — Spring is time for peas!

April 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Sugar snap, snow and shelling — Spring is time for peas!

Each season has its signature vegetables. I can’t think of summer without almost tasting a just-picked tomato or that smell of cucumbers. For me, peas…

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Peek-a-boo, did frost get you? Bud blast

March 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Peek-a-boo, did frost get you? Bud blast

Ahhh, Mother Nature … you and your fickle thermostat. First, you lure us into this non-winter winter, then you dial down the thermostat radically, to…

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Just don’t do it …Turf under trees is a no-win situation

March 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Just don’t do it …Turf under trees is a no-win situation

There are a few questions that are considered “regulars” every year. One of the most common concerns turf and trees. The call will start with,…

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One for all, all for one — Insights on Plant Breeding

March 14, 2024 / Comments Off on One for all, all for one — Insights on Plant Breeding

It is meteorological spring, and Mother Nature is back at it using her thermostat like a roulette wheel. But she is tending to stay on…

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What gardeners should and should not be doing in early March

March 7, 2024 / Comments Off on What gardeners should and should not be doing in early March

Well, we continue to be riding Mother Nature’s rollercoaster of weather, but all gardeners are itching to get back outside. For me, there isn’t a…

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Wintersowing (Part 2) After the planting

February 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Wintersowing (Part 2) After the planting

Well, I hope some of you have saved some gallon jugs and seeds, and are trying the easiest way to start healthy seedlings I have…

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Prevent a sticky situation … use dormant oil on fruit trees

February 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Prevent a sticky situation … use dormant oil on fruit trees

Well, Mother Nature must have realized she forgot to change her thermostat to winter except for that one week. But as the weather prognosticators forecasted,…

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Wintersowing: Let Mother Nature Babysit Your Seeds

February 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Wintersowing: Let Mother Nature Babysit Your Seeds

Of all the columns I have written for the Farmers Weekly Review, this is one of the top five subjects that I have been asked…

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