Fall is the best time to prepare your soil for the next growing season. Microbes, worms and fungi are still active in the soil until the ground freezes solidly, which might not be until late December. Garden trimmings, dead vegetable plants and leaves can... See more
Programs bring shade to Spokane neighborhoods We don’t have air conditioning in our 1984 house and we don’t need it. We have tall pines to the south and west of the house that keep it cool. We close the house up during the day and put a couple of box fans... See more
Gardening: Continuing drought conditions make firewise landscaping all the more important OK , folks, let’s get real. This is not the spring to burn weeds off with your handy -dandy weed burner. Last week, fire fighters in the Spokane Valley put out a cou... See more
Gardening: Plants are ahead of schedule this spring OK, folks, I think it’s safe to consider winter is over, such as it was. I have gardened here for nearly 50 years and have never been able to dig holes in January or February. It was strange to be out fi... See more
Gardening: Amendments help provide nutrients, water capacity for soil Last week I talked about the practicalities of using animal manures as a soil amendment. This week I want to talk about a few other common soil amendments like compost, peat moss and co... See more
