gardening

Have you ever heard of using hay bales to grow flowers and vegetables instead of garden beds? Apparently you just sprinkle a little dirt on top and the plants sink their roots down into the hay bale. It’s easier to manage and requires less water...

Most popular vegetables need to be seeded indoors now to be ready for planting in May!

It's never a bad time to start composting. It's tricky and you need to know what you're doing. Climate zones are important to understand. Here are useful tips from locals about what works for them:

I maintain the potted plants at the radio station and I've discovered a trick for keeping the soil moist longer. This is a BIG help when you live somewhere as hot as here, and when you're going through a drought.

You may think Greg just sits here in the Key studio everyday between 10 AM and 3 PM thinking of really neat stuff to say and playing all your favorite songs, and that's kinda true but check out his Real Passion and what he's really up to during his shift....

I've been a crazy person lately for gardening and composting etc. And today I was out of the studio for a few minutes, when I came back in I found a present! Check out the Video!  These are the clips that keep it together:

SHOP AT THE 23RD ANNUAL PLANT SALE IN FINLEY I've never been to one of these plant sales. I wonder if the prices are better than at Garden Centers.  I'm guessing they might be! Check it out! The Finley FFA Chapter of River View High School will hold its 23rd Annual Plant Sale on April 18 and 19 at the high school's greenhouses...

I just love all the fall colors and the fall flowers that bloom this time of year! I talked to the gardeners at Heritage Nursery in Kennewick, and they said this is a great time to plant your favorite fall Perennials! I saw some beautiful plants, I'm going to go get this wk end and plant some...

I've been looking at plants to plant on my back hill for ground cover so I don't have to mow.  I've been considering Lavender, Black Eyed Daisies and some other flowers to plant there as well.. But, in my minds eye, I kept seeing THIS!   And I couldn't find it anywhere or explain to the nurseries what I was looking for until I saw it at BookWalter Last night!  I...

Hey, this sounds like a cool deal! I'm not so good at gardening and I just found out that this Saturday is an event at Heritage Nursery 27th & Ely St. in Kennewick! It's "Fun in your Garden Day" and they're going to have all kinds of demonstrations on planting etc. ...