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Gardening in Southwest Idaho

Know Your Volunteers

June 5, 2011 Gardening in Southwest Idaho

Spring in southwest Idaho brings an exciting wave of green to our yards.  One challenge for me is to separate the weeds from the desirable volunteer seedlings.  These volunteers reseed and establish in unexpected places, teaching me along the way about which conditions they prefer and what time of year I can actually plant my [...]

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How to Keep Track of Watering Your Garden

May 23, 2011 Gardening in Southwest Idaho

From June to nearly October in southwest Idaho, gardeners cannot plan on any significant rainfall.  If more than sagebrush is desired for the garden, one must have a watering plan.  I do this by using a weekly watering chart. Each place I have to hook up a soaker hose, water by hand, or attend to [...]

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Smarter Than Your Average Sprinkler

May 14, 2011 Gardening in Southwest Idaho

In a wildly unguarded moment this spring, I told my husband that I would learn to fix the sprinklers “by myself” this year.  It was partly to relieve his work load, since he is usually working 12 hours a day, plus multiple out of town trips, while busy with a major bedroom/bathroom remodel.  It was [...]

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