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Read more about the article What the heck will grow here?

What the heck will grow here?

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:February 25, 2023
  • Post category:Growing

I recently attended not one but two gardening webinars hoping for native plant ideas for our very shady, tree-filled yard. We have a lot of trees. I haven’t counted them, but I…

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Read more about the article Now everything looks like a pile of wood chips

Now everything looks like a pile of wood chips

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:February 25, 2023
  • Post category:Growing

10-minute gardener: excess inventory  We had some work done on our house and wound up with piles of building materials: old deck boards and concrete pavers. I lovingly refer to…

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Read more about the article What is sheet mulching?

What is sheet mulching?

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:December 24, 2022
  • Post category:Growing

After spending a lot of time and backbreaking work to create new garden beds, I was excited to discover a better but slower method: sheet mulching. With this method, you…

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Read more about the article Inflation-friendly holidays

Inflation-friendly holidays

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:November 26, 2022
  • Post category:Growing

Have a gift list to work through? Consider gifts of time or gifts of service for the important people on your list. Make your own personalized gift certificates using Canva (they offer…

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Read more about the article Garlic update

Garlic update

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:November 26, 2022
  • Post category:Growing

The seed garlic arrived. I put it in a cool place with air circulation before planting. It’s big! It’s been a while since I purchased bulb garlic. I’ve been a…

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Read more about the article Going with green

Going with green

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:November 26, 2022
  • Post category:Growing

Thanks to the weird weather and the challenges of growing tomatoes in our part shade garden, we have many green and partially ripe tomatoes.  This happens every year. The plants…

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Read more about the article Baby, you’re a firework goldenrod

Baby, you’re a firework goldenrod

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:October 27, 2022
  • Post category:Growing

One of the plants that we planted last fall is putting on a show: Fireworks goldenrod (Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’). It blooms for about a month starting in September. It’s 3-4…

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Read more about the article Gardening for climate change

Gardening for climate change

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:October 27, 2022
  • Post category:Growing

The rains have finally come to Olympia, Washington. It’s been a very dry and warm fall. Climate change is happening in my yard. I’m trying to figure out how to…

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Read more about the article Making space for ADHD

Making space for ADHD

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:October 27, 2022
  • Post category:Growing

How many working adults have ADHD? It's impossible to know, partly because many people are never evaluated. It does seem unlikely that 9.4% of children magically morph to 2.8% of…

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Read more about the article Accidental worm farmer

Accidental worm farmer

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:August 27, 2022
  • Post category:Growing

Last year I purchased some worm castings at the Olympia Farmers Market. It took me a while to use the whole bag and was very surprised to find my very…

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