Summer has arrived and my tomatoes are happy. I'm happy too!
Saturday I broadcasting live from the Third Annual Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival. Come enjoy ask me questions; then enjoy all kinds of tasty treats prepared by the Northwest's top chefs!
Sunday I am in the studio taking all of your questions.
In the morning on Saturday, July 24th, I will be broadcasting from the Mushroom Fest; then in the afternoon I will be speaking at Snoqualmie ridge. These are on my Talks Page.
Remember that I am on News Talk 97.3 KIRO FM. The call in number is 1-888-973-KIRO
Coming up Soon: Mariners East Coast Road Trip! We leave on Monday, August 16 and return home on Wednesday, August 25, 2010. We will go to the Mariners vs the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Included are stadium tours of Camden Yards, the new Yankee Stadium, and the festive Fenway Park. If baseball isn't fun enough, we will tour the Baltimore Harbor, Washington DC monuments, New York City, and the Gettysburg Battlefield. Finally, we will tour Boston via a Boston Duck Tour. We will not go to any gardens as a group but you can ask me all the garden questions that you can think of in 10 days! Get more information on my travel page or at Northwest Travel.
You will find the complete list of sales and tours at the Miller Library website. My list showcases a few select upcoming events that go beyond sales and tours.
The theme for the 2011 show is "Once Upon A Time-Great Literature Brought To Life!" Top garden creators adopt noteworthy works of literature and weave story elements into spectacular full-scale themed gardens featuring thousands of plants and blooming flowers.
Another exciting development is that the show is partnering with Windmill Gardens Nursery of Sumner in a new "forcing" program enabling garden creators to feature more flowers in bloom in their displays.
Exciting news: Seattle Youth Garden Works is back and merging with Seattle Tilth! This is a great organization: visit their website to see how you can help them win a sizable grant.
Visit Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend. Check out the website for the schedule of open days; then have fun checking out their great selection of plants! I recently visited the nursery and it was great.
Check out the series of rose classes with Jeff Wyckoff. The first one is March 20 and the last is July 17. You will learn everything you need to know to be an expert rose grower.
Check out all of the classes and workshops at Seattle Tilth. There are tons coming up in May including "Comprehensive Organic Gardener" on May 4th.
Twenty-six local nurseries across King County are leading the way with this initiative, helping consumers start or maintain green gardens that are easy on the environment and the pocketbook. From landscape planning advice to facilitate the longevity of a garden to natural yard care products that prevent the use of harsh chemicals and pesticides, the 2009 Natural Yard Care Nurseries are local resources for sound advice and environmentally-friendly products. Here is a full list of nurseries.
If you are a Seattle Public Utilities, remember: Don't use regular plastic bags for your kitchen scraps. Use biobags or line your kitchen composter with newspaper. This is really important because regular plastic is the worst thing that can get into the compost. Also, be careful that you don't accidentally put any glass in the yard waste container.
Lynne Vea of PCC is the regular chef on Gardening with Ciscoe. Of course, Meeghan and I help her out! Check out all of our past Recipes.
Be sure to check out the PCC Natural Markets blog called Stir-Fry. Karen, the blogger, posted one recently about my shoot with Lynne Vea..
If you have not checked out the Master Gardener Magazine, look at it online. You will find great articles in there and lots of useful information.
The list has changed over time so contact your local nurseries to see if they recycle pots. Many do.
The good news is that, starting March 30, 2009, Seattle Public Utilities allows Seattle residents to recycle plastic plant pots. Simply clean them out of dirt and debris and put them in your recycle bin.
Many of you have heard the ads for the Millionair Club on the radio and have asked me for their website. Find more information at the Millionair Club.
Ciscoe Morris doles out garden advice on his weekly radio show "Gardening with Ciscoe" on 97.3 FM Kiro radio. He also appears on numerous TV shows including "Gardening with Ciscoe" which he co-hosts with Meeghan Black.
