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April 12, 2024 By Candace Godwin Leave a Comment

The back seat of your car is chock-full of plants. Yippee!! But, it’s still April… uh oh. Now what?? Box-stores, home centers, Costco, and even some nurseries, are bursting with beautiful summer flowers, herbs, and vegetables. And gardeners are eager to get planting; a list of “must-have plants” in one hand and a trowel in the other! It’s really hard…
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cool season transplants of lettuce, onions, chard

March 28, 2024 By Candace Godwin Leave a Comment

Spring is here, but in northern Idaho, it’s still going to be several weeks before we can begin thinking about planting warm-season crops like tomatoes and peppers. But don’t despair, April is a great month to prepare your garden for the coming season and even plant a variety of cool-season crops that you can harvest before the end of May!…
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February 7, 2024 By Candace Godwin Leave a Comment

January and February are difficult months for gardeners living in northern climes. There’s just not much you can do when the ground is frozen and covered with snow. Plus, it’s still too early to do much indoor seed starting. Thankfully, it is the perfect time for winter sowing – a method of starting seeds outside in late winter, usually between…
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February 3, 2024 By Candace Godwin Leave a Comment

I love growing my own vegetable plants from seed. It’s a bit magical given that inside each small, nondescript seed lies the makings of something grand – perhaps a 200-pound pumpkin or bushels of tomatoes!   Starting vegetables from seed is both a science and an art. And although it is relatively easy to do, there are a few common pitfalls…
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Hot and getting hotter! If you still have spring l Hot and getting hotter! If you still have spring lettuce in the ground, it's time to harvest it all. Hot temperatures will turn it bitter. Water thoroughly the evening before and harvest first thing in the morning. If you're growing a heat-tolerant variety, give it some shade! 

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