Everybody Needs a Friend
Here’s a couple ideas for ‘companion gardening’ this year! Mix up the monoculture in your garden for a better, all natural success rate!
Erin Nelson
June 30, 2020
Category: Garden
Shady Gardening
Shade can be challenging to grow plants, let alone vegetables, but don’t fret! Here are seven tried and proven varieties that will produce in abundance even in shade!
Erin Nelson
May 29, 2020
Virtual Bear Aware Class
The Pend Oreille County Master Gardeners are offering a free, live, internet class called “Bear Aware”, on Thursday, May 21st, from 6:30pm-8:00pm. The class will be taught by County Extension Director, Mike Jensen, who will provide information and educational resources so a person can safely and responsibly enjoy bears in the wild. If a close encounter should occur, the goal is to educate you on the best way to handle the situation and minimize the bear encounter risk.
Editorial Team
May 20, 2020
Bee Friendly
This is an important season for bees and pollinators, especially honeybees as they emerge and are beginning to forage for food.
Christal Gillo
May 5, 2020
Look Before You Buy
Purchasing vegetable plants may be a fun endeavor that’ll jump start your garden, but beware; there are some vegetables that may set up a beginner for disappointment or failure.
Erin Nelson
April 24, 2020
Master Gardeners Offer Virtual Gardening Class for Beginners
The Pend Oreille County Master Gardeners are offering a free, live, internet class called “Gardening for Beginners”, on Thursday, April 9th, from 6:30 -8:30pm The class will be taught by local Master Gardeners, Kamori Cattadoris and Dixie Chichester and will cover such topics as locating a garden, soil and water basics, purchasing seeds or plants, planting techniques, maintaining a garden and harvesting produce, all geared toward the beginning gardener.
Editorial Team
April 6, 2020
A Prickly Love
I fell in love with the cacti I saw during my recent visit to the Milwaukee Dome Gardens. (A must see for plant enthusiasts!) Cacti are very recognizable plants with waxy skin and prickly spines.
Erin Nelson
February 28, 2020
Ornery Orchids
There are a lot of misconceptions about orchids, including that they are super difficult to grow. Hopefully this article will help dispel those myths!
Erin Nelson
December 24, 2019
Falling Leaves! Hurray for me!
If you want to have a wonderful garden for next year, prepare now with all those fallen leaves around your house! Did you know that up to 80% of a tree’s nutrients and minerals are pulled into the leaves? Adding them to your garden is a great way to replace those nutrients back into the soil.
Erin Nelson
November 20, 2019
Ghoulish Gourds
There are a couple of tricks to growing large glorious pumpkins in N.E. Washington. To get a jump on the growing season, plant pumpkins indoors
Erin Nelson
October 24, 2019