It's Sept. 3 and I’m at my desk writing because it’s too hot to work outside. By the end of the day, Yakima was one degree shy of the all-time high temperature record of 100 degrees. I’m trying to ...

The tubers that I planted into two wooden raised beds are doing very well. The sunshine, warmth, watering and feeding keep dahlias very happy. The dahlia creates a lot of green leaves, so they can be ...