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New Episode of PLANTED Garden Video
The Brothers Greenhouses, a great local nursery, welcomed Peg and I and the Bremerton-Kitsap Access Television (BKAT) team last month to film Episode 4 of PLANTED. We had a great time. View the whole episode from start to finish: https://vimeo.com/685267037 … Continue reading
Unique Autumn Arrangements
Not much blooming in the garden for a fall bouquet, you say? Explore a different take with faded flowers. I don’t deadhead much with the exception of a handful of plants whose seedlings are a handful. As autumn rolls in, … Continue reading
Planted Garden Video Episode 3
Planted spends a day on the farm! The Davis Family Farm in Belfair, WA, is an idyllic spot to talk gardening with hosts Sam Maupin and Elise Watness. Watch the full episode: View the individual segments (4-6 minutes each): In … Continue reading
Posted in Local Interest, Planted Garden Video Series, Vegetable Gardening
Tagged Controlling snails and slugs, Crayon Rubbings, Davis Family Farm, Elise Watness, Garden Videos, Garden Videos on YouTube, Gaultheria shallon, Hale Bale Gardening, Pacific Coast Bananaslug, Pacific Sideband Snail, Plant Showcase, Salal, Sam Maupin, Snails and Slugs, Straw Bale Gardening, Why We Garden
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A Win for Pollinators in WA
Great news for pollinators in WA state! The Governor signed SB 5253 into law this spring, establishing an impactful pollinator health policy. Did you know that pollinator species are critical to our wild spaces and agriculture? In addition to over … Continue reading
Planted Garden Video Television Debut
Episode One of Planted will be televised starting May 20, 2021 to local audiences on Comcast channel 12 and WAVE Broadband channel 3. The schedule for the month of June: Sundays 4pm, Mondays 9pm and Thursdays at 10:30 am Pacific … Continue reading
Vegetable Pest Prevention Video
This update includes links to the new Planted garden video segment on “Using Floating Row Cover”–my favorite tool for vegetable pest prevention. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/543857631 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YzDTJc_J5I In my edible garden, floating row cover (also known by brand names like Reemay … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Pests, Planted Garden Video Series, Vegetable Gardening
Tagged covered raised beds, floating row cover, Garden Videos on Vimeo, Garden Videos on YouTube, organic crop protection, organic pest control for vegetables, pest prevention, vegetable crop protection, Vegetable Gardening
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Planted: New Garden Video Series
Seeds well-planted eventually germinate. If you’re like me, when the tiny green life breaks through the soil you want to tell the world! With pleasure, I introduce Planted, the new garden video series rooted in Kitsap County. I’ve been working … Continue reading
Knowing Shade
Shade. When we garden in the Maritime Pacific Northwest (or anywhere), we ought to welcome it. Adore it. Explore it. With majestic trees comes the blessing of shade and its numerous quirky personalities. Beyond bland generalities of part shade or … Continue reading
Let It All Soak In: Rain Garden Resources
Thank you for joining me for an webinar introduction to Rain Gardens. Here is a list of resources specific to Western WA and Clark County, WA: Publications Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington Homeowners. WA Department of Ecology Publication Website. … Continue reading
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